European Medicines Agency and ENCePP launch electronic Register of Studies

The European Medicines Agency and the European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance have launched the ENCePP E-Register of Studies.

The European Medicines Agency and the European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance (ENCePP) have launched the ENCePP E-Register of Studies. This electronic register is a publicly accessible resource for the consultation of pharmaco-epidemiological and pharmacovigilance studies conducted by academic centres and other research organisations.

The purpose of the E-Register is to increase the availability of information on the utilisation, safety and effectiveness of medicines used in clinical practice through a readily accessible database resource.

It will also contribute to reducing publication bias by handling both positive and negative study results in the same manner and promote exchange of information, thereby facilitating collaboration within the scientific community and preventing unnecessary duplication of research.

Registration of studies in the register is voluntary, except for those studies wishing to apply for the stat