Laboratory of Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoutilization
RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS
1 Achille Patrizio Caputi
2 Vincenzo Arcoraci
3 Giovanni Polimeni
4 Alessandra Russo
5 Francesco Salvo
6 Gianluca Trifirò
7 Marianna Alacqua
8 Paola Cutroneo
9 Marianna Gentile
10 Maria A. Catania
11 Giuseppe Cama
12 Alessandro Oteri
AFFILIATION
1 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology – Section of Pharmacology
GROUP DATA
Address Via Consolare Valeria, Policlinico Universitario, Torre Biologica, 98124 Messina
Phone +39-0902213650
Fax +39-0902213300
E-mail Achille.Caputi@unime.it
Web Site www.farmacovigilanza.org
RESEARCH TOPICS
1 Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoutilization
2 Pharmacoepidemiology
ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
1 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
SERVICES
1 Drug information
2 Drug utilization analyses for several local health services
EDUCATION IN TOXICOLOGY
1 Specialization course for medical doctors
COLLABORATIONS
1 Regione Sicilia – Assessorato Regionale Sanità
2 Società Italiana Medici di Medicina Generale (SIMG)
3 Azienda Sanitaria Locale 1 di Caserta
4 Azienda Sanitaria Locale 7 di Ragusa
PUBLICATIONS
1 Mazzaglia G, Caputi AP, Rossi A, Bettoncelli G, Stefanini G, Ventriglia G, Nardi R, Brignoli O, Cricelli C (2003). Exploring patient- and doctor-related variables associated with antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections in primary care. Eur J Clin Pharmacol59(8-9):651-7
2 Cricelli C, Mazzaglia G, Samani F, Marchi M, Sabatini A, Nardi R, Ventriglia G, Caputi AP (2003). Prevalence estimates for chronic diseases in Italy: exploring the differences between self-report and primary care databases. J Public Health Med 25(3):254-7
3 Mazzaglia G, Arcoraci V, Blandino G, Miragliotta G, Schito AM, Pasquantonio G, Nicoletti G, Caputi AP (2002). Antibiotic prescribing for dental conditions: a community-based study in southern Italy. J Chemother 14(1):65-70
4 Cucinotta G, Mazzaglia G, Toscano MA, Arcoraci V, Tempera G, Salmeri M, Rosignoli M, Bottaro G, Boccazzi A, Nicoletti G, Caputi AP (2002).Exploring the variability in antibiotic prescribing profiles among paediatricians from two different areas of Italy. Pharmacol Res 45(5):369-74
5 Mazzaglia G, Mantovani LG, Sturkenboom MC, Filippi A, Trifirò G, Cricelli C, Brignoli O, Caputi AP. Patterns of persistence with antihypertensive medications in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients in Italy: a retrospective cohort study in primary care. J Hypertens. 2005 Nov;23(11):2093-100.
6 Piacentini N, Trifiro G, Tari M, Moretti S, Arcoraci V; UVEC group. Statin-macrolide interaction risk: a population-based study throughout a general practice database. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2005 Sep;61(8):615-20. Epub 2005 Jul 26.
7 Trifirò G, Calogero G, Ippolito FM, Cosentino M, Giuliani R, Conforti A, Venegoni M, Mazzaglia G, Caputi AP. Adverse drug events in emergency department population: a prospective Italian study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2005 May;14(5):333-40.

  Ultimo aggiornamento: Dicembre 2005