Jeffrey K Aronson
MA DPhil FRCP HonFBPhS HonFFPM
Consultant Physician and Clinical Pharmacologist
Research
- Methods of classifying, detecting, and reporting adverse drug reactions, including systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and the use of anecdotal reports
- Innovation in drug therapy
- Monitoring therapy in chronic disease
- Systematic reviews of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetic–pharmacodynamic modelling
- The role of mechanisms in the philosophy of evidence-based medicine
- Linguistic aspects of medicine and pharmacology
Teaching and training
- Teaching medical students the fundamentals of therapeutics.
- Ad hoc two-week special study modules in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics for medical students.
- Masterclass in prescribing for medical students
- Co-author of didactic textbooks (e.g. “The Oxford Handbook of Practical Drug Therapy”) and contributor of chapters to others
- Editor, Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs: The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions (16th edition, 2015) and of its annual updates, Side Effects of Drugs Annuals 1-35
- Co-editor (with John Talbot), Stephens’ Detection and Evaluation of Adverse Drug Reactions: Principles and Practice. 6th edition
Policy
- President Emeritus, Honorary Fellow, and Vice-President Publications, British Pharmacological Society; Vice President Publications
- Member of the Advisory Board of the British National Formulary
- Chairman of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission’s Expert Advisory Group on Nomenclature
Key publications
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Delays in the post-marketing withdrawal of drugs to which deaths have been attributed: A systematic investigation and analysis
Journal article
Onakpoya IJ. et al, (2015), BMC Medicine, 13
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Quantifying the effects of diuretics and β-adrenoceptor blockers on glycaemic control in diabetes mellitus - A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Hirst JA. et al, (2015), British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 79, 733 - 743
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The law of mass action and the pharmacological concentration-effect curve: Resolving the paradox of apparently non-dose-related adverse drug reactions
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(2016), British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 81, 56 - 61
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Joining the DoTS: new approach to classifying adverse drug reactions.
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Aronson JK. and Ferner RE., (2003), BMJ, 327, 1222 - 1225
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EIDOS: a mechanistic classification of adverse drug effects.
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Ferner RE. and Aronson JK., (2010), Drug Saf, 33, 15 - 23
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Toward standardized reporting of drug interactions: The READI checklist for anecdotal reports
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(2015), Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 8, 399 - 409
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The need for randomization in animal trials: An overview of systematic reviews
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Hirst JA. et al, (2014), PLoS ONE, 9
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Can understanding mechanisms solve the problem of extrapolating from study to target populations (the problem of 'external validity')?
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(2013), Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 106, 81 - 86
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Distinguishing hazards and harms, adverse drug effects and adverse drug reactions : implications for drug development, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, biomarkers, and monitoring.
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Aronson JK., (2013), Drug Saf, 36, 147 - 153
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A new taxonomy for describing and defining adherence to medications
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(2012), British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 73, 691 - 705
Recent publications
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When I use a word . . . The ICMJE requirements and recommendations.
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Aronson JK., (2023), BMJ, 382
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When I use a word . . . Doing and non-doing.
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Aronson JK., (2023), BMJ, 382
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When I use a word . . . ChatGPT: a differential diagnosis.
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Aronson JK., (2023), BMJ, 382
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When I use a word . . . Preventable deaths and public awareness.
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Aronson JK., (2023), BMJ, 382
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When I use a word . . . Coroners' duties: enquiry and prevention.
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Aronson JK., (2023), BMJ, 382
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A framework for understanding sources of bias in medication adherence research.
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Sinnappah KA. et al, (2023), Br J Clin Pharmacol
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When I use a word . . . Medical slang: gomers and gomerettes.
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Aronson JK., (2023), BMJ, 382
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Drug shortages. Part 1. Definitions and harms.
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Aronson JK. et al, (2023), Br J Clin Pharmacol
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Drug shortages. Part 2. Trends, causes, and solutions.
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Aronson JK. et al, (2023), Br J Clin Pharmacol
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When I use a word . . . Medical slang: acronyms and backronyms.
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Aronson JK., (2023), BMJ, 382