Data sources for drug utilization research in Latin American countries-A cross-national study: DASDUR-LATAM study.

Purpose: Drug utilization research (DUR) contributes to inform policymaking and to strengthen health systems. The availability of data sources is the first step for conducting DUR. However, documents that systematize these data sources in Latin American (LatAm) countries are not known.

[Leftover and expired medicines in households: Is their storage and disposal a public health problem?].

Leftover and expired medicines in households must be disposed of in such a way as to ensure the population's safety, while generating the lowest possible negative impact on the environment. In this context, the aim of this study was to explore drug disposal practices related to home medicine cabinets among medical students in Quito, Ecuador. Between December 2018 and January 2019, 498 students from different semesters were surveyed.

Dronedarone and renal impairment: evaluation of Spanish postmarketing reports and review of literature.

Background: Renal impairment associated with dronedarone use is hardly known. Our aim is to describe the characteristics of spontaneous reports involving renal adverse reactions with use of dronedarone.

Methods: In the Spanish Pharmacovigilance database, reports with renal reactions and dronedarone until May 2014 were retrieved and analyzed.

Association of musculoskeletal complaints and gliptin use: review of spontaneous reports.

Purpose: Gliptins are new oral antidiabetic drugs that increase insulin levels through dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibition. Recently, the association of serious musculoskeletal (MSk) adverse effects with the gliptin use has been suggested. The aim is to describe and analyze the characteristics of spontaneous reports related to these adverse effects and gliptin use.