Clinical Pharmacology Department, Area del Medicament, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Hospital Clinic is a tertiary hospital with a consolidated research background within the Spanish public health system. It has the highest impact factor among Spanish medical centres. The Unitat d'Avaluació,Suport i Prevenció (UASP) is formed by the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Preventive Medicine,and is integrated by more than forty professionals including clinical pharmacologists,epidemiologists,statisticians,pharmacists,biologists,nurses,and IT personal. UASP is conducting a number of pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology projects involving both the Primary Health Care Area of reference,and the hospital Pharmacy Department.