Dear Reader,

As we reach the final issue of Pharmaceutical Medicine for 2019, we wish to reflect on another successful year’s achievements, and to thank all those who have contributed their time and effort to guarantee the high quality of our content.

2019 was a successful year for Pharmaceutical Medicine. Over 50 articles have been published; the most popular of these, in terms of downloads from SpringerLink, have been:

Mockute R, Desai S, Perera S, et al. Artificial Intelligence Within Pharmacovigilance: A Means to Identify Cognitive Services and the Framework for Their Validation. Pharm Med 2019;33(2):109–20.

Barnes A & Patrick S. Lay Summaries of Clinical Study Results: An Overview. Pharm Med 2019;33(4):261–8.

Lem J, Younus M, Aram JA, et al. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Additional Risk Minimization Measures for Voriconazole in the EU: Findings and Lessons Learned from a Healthcare Professional Survey. Pharm Med 2019;33(2):121–33.

Del Parigi A, Tang W, Liu D, et al. Machine Learning to Identify Predictors of Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: An Analysis of Target HbA1c Reduction Using Empagliflozin/Linagliptin Data. Pharm Med 2019;33(3):209–17.

Zografos, L.J., Andrews, E., Wolin, D.L. et al. Evaluation of Physician Knowledge of the Key Safety Information for Aflibercept in Canada: Evaluation of Risk-Minimization Measures. Pharm Med 2019;33(3):235–46.

We thank the authors who have contributed articles to Pharmaceutical Medicine over the course of 2019. The skill and dedication of all authors are critical to the continued publication of the journal. The quality of published articles is also testament to the significant efforts of the peer reviewers, whose commitment ensures that the journal’s content is held to the highest possible standard. We would like to thank the following individuals who acted as reviewers for Pharmaceutical Medicine in the last 12 months:

Danielle Abatemarco, USA

Danielle S. Abraham, USA

Elaine Agyemang, UK

Abdulrazaq S. Al-Jazairi, Saudi Arabia

Rocio Aller-de la Fuente, Spain

Lorna Bailey, UK

Anjan Banerjee, UK

Andrew Bate, UK

Brijmohan S. Bhau, India

Gene L. Bidwell III, USA

Sheila M. Bird, UK

Kevin V. Blake, UK

François Bocquet, France

Marc Boutin, USA

Karen Bowker, UK

Maria Brotons, Spain

Luis Calzadilla‐Bertot, Australia

Daniel P. Carpenter, USA

Alison R. Carter, UK

Angelika Chroni, Greece

Arrigo F. G. Cicero, Italy

Shaun Comfort, USA

Jonathan J. Darrow, USA

Hugo J. de Boer, Norway

Eric Deconinck, Belgium

Murray P. Ducharme, Canada

D. Epstein, Spain

Jérôme Fayette, France

Robert J. Fontana, USA

Tim Friede, Germany

Joseph H. Friedman, USA

Giovanni Gabutti, Italy

Afschin Gandjour, Germany

Alberto Grignolo, USA

Christophe Guignabert, France

Shahrukh K. Hashmi, USA

M. E. B. Holbein, USA

Claudia Jacova, USA

Rosanne Janssens, Belgium

Mary J. Kallman, USA

Seung H. Kang, Republic of Korea

Sigal Kaplan, Israel

Ronald Kiguba, Uganda

Craig Klugman, USA

Bartha M. Knoppers, Canada

Andrew J. Krentz, USA

Ryosuke Kuribayashi, Japan

Michael Levy, USA

James H. Lewis, USA

Frank R. Lichtenberg, USA

Yoon K. Loke, UK

K. Louati, Tunisia

Mathias Møllebæk, Denmark

Jorge P. Machado, Portugal

Terri Madison, USA

Hiroshi Matsuda, Japan

Cyrus R. Mehta, USA

Marsha Michie, USA

Jennifer E. Miller, USA

David Montani, France

Thomas J. Moore, USA

Kareem A. Mosa, United Arab Emirates

Monica A. Munoz, USA

Rahul H. Nagadia, Singapore

Mamoru Narukawa, Japan

Niclas Nilsson, Denmark

Jordi Ocaña, Spain

Antoine Pariente, France

Maria K. Parr, Germany

Pedro Plans-Rubió, Spain

Henrike Potthast, Germany

Sandra Prior, UK

David K. Raynor, UK

Alan Remaley, USA

Jonathan C. P. Roos, UK

Christian H. Ross, USA

Shruthi Shanmukha, USA

Amir Shlomai, Israel

Michael Sinha, USA

Jim Slattery, UK

Nicholas P. Tatonetti, USA

Kednapa Thavorn, Canada

Laszlo Tothfalusi, Hungary

Lill Trogstad, Norway

Olga Tsave, Greece

Carolina Ung, Macao

R. Martijn van der Plas, The Netherlands

Katarina Vucic, Croatia

Jonathan H. Watanabe, USA

Lesley Wise, UK

Janet Wittes, USA

Michael Wonder, Australia

Guy Yeoman, UK


In addition, we would like to thank the members of the journal’s Honorary Editorial Board, who have acted as peer reviewers and authors, and have provided guidance on journal content, policy and processes:

Dr Peter R. Arlett, MD MRCP. European Medicines Agency, London, England

Dr John F. Beary III, MD FACP. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Dr Sander Becker, MD. Consultants in Pharmaceutical Medicine, Rose Bay North, NSW, Australia

Dr Ambrogio Bottoni, MD. Pfizer Inc., Milan, Italy

Dr Torbjӧrn Callréus, MD PhD. University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr Norbert Clemens, MD PhD CPI. Association of Clinical Research Professionals Board of Trustees, Heidelberg, Germany

Mr Francis P. Crawley, PhL. Good Clinical Practice Alliance – Europe, Brussels, Belgium

Dr Jean-Paul Deslypere, MD PhD. Council on Education in Pharmaceutical Medicine, Singapore

Dr Francesco De Tomasi, MD. Scientific Society for Applied Research, Milan, Italy

Professor Stephen J.W. Evans, BA MSc FRCP FISPE Hon. FRCP. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England

Dr Georg Ferber, PhD. Statistik Georg Ferber GmbH, Riehen, Switzerland

Professor Anthony W. Fox, MSc MBBS MD FFPM FRCP DipPharmMed MCSFS DipFHI MFMLM CBiol. King’s College London, London, England

Professor Sanjay K. Garg, PhD. University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Dr E. Stewart Geary, MD. Eisai Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Mr Kenneth A. Getz, MBA. Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Mr Ari Gnanasakthy, BSc MSc MBA. RTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

Dr Ulrich Granzer, PhD. Granzer Regulatory Consulting & Services, Munich, Germany

Professor Jan D. Hirsch, BSPharm PhD. University of California, Irvine, CA, USA

Mr Alan Hunter, LLB BPharm. Independent Pharmaco-Legal Adviser, Staines, England

Dr Shaun Kilminster, BSc(Hon) PGCEd MSc(Psych) CPsychol PhD FSS Hon FFPM. Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, England

Dr Ambrose O. Isah, MD. University of Benin, Benin, Nigeria, Africa

Dr Greg Koski, MD PhD CPI. Alliance for Clinical Research Excellence and Safety, Cambridge, MA, USA

Dr Marlene Llopíz Avíles, BA MD MPH. Association of Medical Specialists in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Mexico City, Mexico

Dr Marcelo Marotti, MD PhD. AstraZeneca UK Ltd., Macclesfield, England

Dr Peter G. M. Mol, PhD, PharmD. Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Dr Shunsuke Ono, PhD. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, BSc MD FRCP FFPM. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, London, England

Dr Klaus Rose, MD MS. Klausrose Consulting, Riehen, Switzerland

Professor Sam Salek, BPharm PhD RPh MRPSGB FFPM FESCP. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England

Professor Grannum R. Sant, MD FRCS FACS. Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

Dr Ruth Savage, MB BS MSc. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Dr Johanna A. Schenk, MD FFPM DipPharmMed DGPharMed. PPH plus GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Dr Jeffrey W. Sherman, MD FACP. Horizon Pharma, Deerfield, IL, USA

Dr Honorio Silva, MD. International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine, New York, NY, USA

Dr Robert N. Smith, BSc MD FRCP FFPM. St Ippolytis, Hitchin, England

Dr Noel Snell, FRCP FFPM FRIPH FIBiol. National Heart & Lung Institute, London, England

Dr Almath Spooner, PhD. Health Products Regulatory Agency, Dublin, Ireland

Professor Peter D. Stonier, BA BSc PhD MB ChB MRCPsych FRCP FRCPE FFPM. King’s College London, London, England

Dr Robert Temple, MD. Center for Drug Evaluation & Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD, USA

Professor Rolf Teschke, MD. Klinikum Hanau, Hanau, Germany

Professor Stuart R. Walker, BSc PhD CChem CBiol FRSC FIBiol FInstD FRCPath. Centre for Innovation in Regulatory Science, Carshalton, England


We do hope that you have found the articles published throughout the year in Pharmaceutical Medicine to be interesting and informative. The editorial schedule for 2020 is well under way, and we are looking forward to bringing you many high-quality and authoritative articles over the coming year.


With best wishes,


Sue Pochon