Research centre

Last updated on: 13/11/2013

1. Contact details

Name of organisation

1) Department/Research groupSicilian Pharmacovigilance Regional Centre

2) Organisation/affiliationUniversity of Messina

Short Name in the inventoryUniversity of Messina

Website/Homepage

Administrative Contact

Title Dr

Last name Trifirò

First name Gianluca

Address line 1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Address line 2Policlinico Universitario "G. Martino"

Address line 3

CityMessina

Postcode98125

CountryItaly

Phone number (incl. country code)39-090-2213264

Alternative phone number39-090-2213650

Fax number (incl. country code)39-090-2212711

Email address trifirog@unime.it

Scientific Contact

Title Professor

Last name Caputi

First name Achille Patrizio

Address line 1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Address line 2Policlinico Universitario "G. Martino"

Address line 3

CityMessina

Postcode98125

CountryItaly

Phone number (incl. country code)39-090-2213878

Alternative phone number39-090-2213650

Fax number (incl. country code)39-090-2212711

Email address caputi@unime.it

Alternative Scientific Contact

Title Dr

Last name Trifirò

First name Gianluca

Address line 1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Address line 2Policlinico Universitario "G. Martino"

Address line 3

CityMessina

Postcode98125

CountryItaly

Phone number (incl. country code)39-090-2213264

Alternative phone number39-090-2213878

Fax number (incl. country code)

Email address trifirog@unime.it

2. Description

The Centre is responsible for collecting and analyzing spontaneous reports of ADR from all over Sicily since 2003. The database include data from 1996. We collaborate with the National Authority (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco - AIFA) for signal detection and other national/international initiatives concerning drug safety. The Centre has also expertises in the field of pharmacoepidemiology, drug information and drug utilization; several studies are conducted using prescription data from GPs Electronic Health Records. Overall, about 10 people are actively involved in these topics at different levels.

3. Category

University based

Hospital based

Government based

4. Available resources

In houseVia Contacts/Network

Epidemiologist/Pharmacoepidemiologist Yes Yes

Statistician No Yes

Clinician Yes No

Clinical Pharmacologist Yes No

Pharmacist Yes No

Geneticist/Pharmacogeneticist No Yes

IT specialist Yes No

Ethics expertise Yes No

Legal expertise No Yes

Regulatory expertise No Yes

14. Interest in research opportunities which are funded

By charities

By government

By research councils

By EU funding schemes

15. Interest in contract research only if free to publish results

Yes

16. Selected publications of the last 5 calendar years

ReferenceLink to web-publication

Trifirò G, Morabito P, Cavagna L, Ferrajolo C, Pecchioli S, Simonetti M, Bianchini E, Medea G, Cricelli C, Caputi AP, Mazzaglia G. Epidemiology of gout and hyperuricaemia in Italy during the years 2005-2009: a nationwide population-based study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 May;72(5):694-700.

Trifirò G, Pariente A, Coloma PM, Kors JA, Polimeni G, Miremont-Salamé G, Catania MA, Salvo F, David A, Moore N, Caputi AP, Sturkenboom M, Molokhia M, Hippisley-Cox J, Acedo CD, van der Lei J, Fourrier-Reglat A; EU-ADR group. Data mining on electronic health record databases for signal detection in pharmacovigilance: which events to monitor? Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009 Dec;18(12):1176-84.

Loiacono C, Sgroi C, Coppolino S, Cannata A, Ferrara R, Arcoraci V, Cananzi P, Savica V, Schuemie M, Caputi AP, Trifirò G. How much are biosimilars used in southern Italy?: a retrospective analysis of epoetin utilization in the local health unit of Messina in the years 2010-2011. BioDrugs. 2012 Apr 1;26(2):113-20.

Trifirò G, Mokhles MM, Dieleman JP, van Soest EM, Verhamme K, Mazzaglia G, Herings R, de Luise C, Ross D, Brusselle G, Colao A, Haverkamp W, Schade R, van Camp G, Zanettini R, Sturkenboom MC. Risk of cardiac valve regurgitation with dopamine agonist use in Parkinson's disease and hyperprolactinaemia: a multi-country, nested case-control study. Drug Saf. 2012 Feb 1;35(2):159-71

Trifirò G, Gambassi G, Sen EF, Caputi AP, Bagnardi V, Brea J, Sturkenboom MC. Association of community-acquired pneumonia with antipsychotic drug use in elderly patients: a nested case-control study. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Apr 6;152(7):418-25.

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