Last updated on: 11/11/2021
1. Contact details{View data sources/studies associated with this centre}
Name of organisation 
1) Department/Research groupDrug Safety Research Unit
2) Organisation/affiliationDrug Safety Research Unit
Short Name in the inventoryDSRU
Website/Homepagewww.dsru.org 
Administrative Contact
Title Dr
Last name Lynn
First name Elizabeth
Address line 1DSRU
Address line 2Bursledon Hall 
Address line 3Blundell Lane 
CitySouthampton 
PostcodeSO31 1AA 
CountryUnited Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
Phone number (incl. country code)44-2380-408600 
Alternative phone number 
Fax number (incl. country code)44-2380-408609 
Email address elizabeth.lynn@dsru.org
Scientific Contact
Title Professor
Last name Shakir
First name Saad
Address line 1DSRU
Address line 2Bursledon Hall 
Address line 3Blundell Lane 
CitySouthampton 
PostcodeSO31 1AA 
CountryUnited Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
Phone number (incl. country code)44-2380-408600 
Alternative phone number 
Fax number (incl. country code)United Kingdom 
Email address saad.shakir@dsru.org
Alternative Scientific Contact
Title Dr 
Last name Elizabeth 
First name Lynn 
Address line 1DSRU 
Address line 2Bursledon Hall 
Address line 3Blundell Lane 
CitySouthampton 
PostcodeSO31 1AA 
Country 
Phone number (incl. country code)442380408600 
Alternative phone number 
Fax number (incl. country code) 
Email address elizabeth.lynn@dsru.org 
2. Description
The Drug Safety Research Unit (DSRU) is the UK’s premier pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology unit. As an independent academic research organisation, the DSRU is internationally renowned for its work in drug safety, risk management, risk minimisation and training services for 40 years. The Unit aims to protect patients from unwanted adverse effects of medicines in clinical use. The DSRU has grown into a broad pharmacoepidemiological unit which uses a variety of methods to conduct a wide range of studies, including Post Authorisation Safety Studies (PASS) in primary and secondary care, CPRD studies, drug utilisation studies, registries, risk minimisation studies, benefit-risk assessments, systematic reviews and much more. The DSRU has a highly experienced research team, which includes medics, epidemiologists and biomedical scientists, supported by IT and data management staff.
3. Category
Charity or non-profit organisation
4. Available resources
 In houseVia Contacts/Network
Epidemiologist/Pharmacoepidemiologist Yes No
Statistician No Yes
Clinician Yes No
Clinical Pharmacologist No Yes
Pharmacist No Yes
IT specialist Yes No
Ethics expertise Yes No
Legal expertise No Yes
Regulatory expertise No Yes
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