Elizabeth Andrews
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Elizabeth B. Andrews

Vice President, Pharmacoepidemiology and Risk Management, RTI-HS

Elizabeth Andrews, PhD, is the vice president of Pharmacoepidemiology and Risk Management at RTI Health Solutions. Dr. Andrews provides consultation for pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on therapeutic risk management and pharmacoepidemiology, and she directs research programs that evaluate drug safety and compliance with prescribing and treatment guidelines. She oversees the conduct of large, prospective patient registries, web-based surveys, and studies using large existing databases. Dr. Andrews has worked extensively in the areas of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, birth defects and neonatal health, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. She is a fellow and past president of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology, and coeditor of Pharmacovigilance. She is an adjunct associate professor of the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and School of Pharmacy, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership.

Education

PhD, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; MPH, Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Publications

The US postmarketing surveillance study of adult osteosarcoma and teriparatide: Study design and findings from the first 7 years — J Bone Miner Res
Andrews, E.B., Gilsenan, A.W., Midkiff, K., Sherrill, B., Wu, Y., Mann, B.H., et al. (Dec 2012)
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Assessments: Social Science Methodologies to Assess Goals Related to Knowledge
Andrews, E., DiBenedetti, D., Forsyth, B.H., Gilsenan, A., Hollis, K., Lewis, S., Price, M., Tennis, P., & Zografos, L. (Nov 2012)
Healthcare Utilization and Comorbidity Burden among Children and Young Adults in the United States with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or Inflammatory Bowel Disease — Journal of Pediatrics
Karve, S., Candrilli, S., Kappelman, M.D., Tolleson-Rinehart, S., Tennis, P., & Andrews, E. (Oct 2012)
Neurological adverse events
Andrews, E.B. & Moore, N. (Eds.) (Feb 2012)
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Expertise

  • Drug Safety
  • Therapeutic Risk Management
  • Therapeutic Outcomes and Safety