The Effects of Drug Regulation on Iatrogenic Disease

Abstract Within the framework of the “European Studies of Drug Regulation” sponsored by the World Health Organization a number of investigations are being performed to determine the extent to which drug regulatory activity succeeds in reducing the incidence or severity of drug-induced injury. A number of techniques have been developed for this purpose and comparative studies in several countries are under way. The present paper will describe the methods of investigation and present preliminary results from Europe and elsewhere.