Sentinel Initiative

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Medical Product Assessments

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Data and Surveillance Tools

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Communications

Network of Collaborators

Sentinel brings together public, academic and private organizations that provide access to healthcare data and expertise.

Data at a Glance

The Sentinel Distributed Database is comprised of quality-checked electronic data held by 18 partner organizations.

Statistical Methods

Sentinel explores the application of a wide range of methods to enhance medical product safety assessment.

Featured Postings

Spotlight

Sentinel Query Builder Standalone Application

Mon, 08/19/2019
Training on Sentinel Tools at University of Pennsylvania

Wed, 07/10/2019
Medicare Claims Synthetic Public Use Files in Sentinel Common Data Model Format

Wed, 03/27/2019
SAS Code for Transforming the IBM MarketScan® Research Databases (MarketScan) into the Sentinel Common Data Model

Wed, 01/30/2019

Publications and Presentations

Modular Programs and Summary Tables

Utilization Patterns of Qsymia (Phentermine/Topiramate)

Wed, 08/07/2019
Use of Higher Dosage Strength Oral and Transmucosal Opioid Analgesics

Wed, 07/31/2019
Ischemic Stroke, Intracranial Hemorrhage, and Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Among New Users of Apixaban and Warfarin

Wed, 07/10/2019

Data and Tools

Coding Trend Analyses

Wed, 07/10/2019
Routine Querying System (version 8.0.3)

Thu, 07/25/2019
Data Quality Review and Characterization Programs v5.0.1

Thu, 05/30/2019
Sentinel Common Data Model v7.0.0

Wed, 10/31/2018

Analytic Packages

Osteoporotic Fractures following Lupron Depot-PED Use: A Multiple Factor Matched Analysis

Tue, 07/02/2019