A summary of the material presented in a course examining pharmacoepidemiology, the epidemiological study of adverse reactions to pharmaceutical drugs, which is of increasing interest in the pharmaceutical industry, medical schools, and public health. A major goal of the course was to cross-fertilize the two main approaches, one using formal epidemiological techniques, and the other analyzing spontaneous reporting. Discusses databases, new methodologies, and examples of applications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. | Drug Epidemiology and Post-Marketing Surveillance by Brian L. Strom, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters