Dear Reader,
Welcome to the final issue of Drugs—Real World Outcomes for 2022.
I wish to reflect on this year’s achievements, and to thank all those who have contributed their time and effort to guarantee the quality of the content published in the journal.
I would like to start by thanking the authors of the articles published in Drugs—Real World Outcomes over the course of 2022. The enthusiasm of all authors for their chosen fields and their willingness to contribute content to the journal are crucial for its continued success.
In 2022, over 50 articles have been published in Drugs—Real World Outcomes. The high quality of content published in Drugs—Real World Outcomes has been reflected in the most recent CiteScore™ of 2.7. In 2021, more than 130,441 full-text articles were downloaded.
The quality of published articles is also testament to the diligence of the peer reviewers, whose willingness to share their expertise ensures that the journal’s content is held to the highest standard. I would like to acknowledge the following individuals who acted as reviewers for Drugs—Real World Outcomes in the last 12 months:
Emma Aarnio, Finland
Lukas Aguirre Dávila, Germany
Wasem Alsabbagh, Canada
Yazed S. Alsowaida, USA
Mikkel Z. Ankarfeldt, Denmark
Daniel Backenroth, USA
Sandeep B. Bavdekar, India
Claudia Becker, Switzerland
Annalisa Biffi, Italy
Lucas S. Blanton, USA
Vittorio Bolcato, Italy
Jennifer Bolt, Canada
Niels W. Boone, The Netherlands
Axel Brandes, Denmark
Joseph Carreno, USA
Nicholas W. Carris, USA
Francesco Carubbi, Italy
Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, India
Kinwei A. Chan, Taiwan, Republic of China
Marco Confalonieri, Italy
Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, USA
Kristof Cuppens, Belgium
Luca Degli Esposti, Italy
Trevor Ellison, USA
Mohamed H. Elnaem, Malaysia
Zandra N. Ennis, Denmark
Tesfahun Eshetie, Australia
Marcela Forgerini, Brazil
Andree-Anne Fournier, USA
Kota Fukai, Japan
Naoki Fukuda, Japan
Michele Fusaroli, Italy
Hamza Garashi, UK
David García-Azorín, Spain
Chiara Gasteiger, New Zealand
Sandra M.E. Geurts, The Netherlands
Michele Ghidini, Italy
Stephanie E. Giancola, USA
Diego H. Giunta, Sweden
Milton Gorzoni, Brazil
Matthew Gray, USA
Maria Gustafsson, Sweden
Anthony J. Hatswell, UK
Kaley Hayes, USA
Kaleen N. Hayes, Canada
Lindsey Hiebert, USA
Patrick Hindlet, France
Naoki Hirose, Japan
Kouichi Hosomi, Japan
John E. Hughes, Ireland
Ken Inada, Japan
Hava Izci, Belgium
Pankaj Jariwala, India
Kevin John, India
Gikas E. Katsifis, Greece
Abhishek Kavati, USA
Farzin Khosrow-Khavar, Canada
Byung Soo Kim, Republic of Korea
Akiyoshi Kinoshita, Japan
Eitaro Kodani, Japan
Lincy Lal, USA
Thomas Laurent, Japan
J. Bradley Layton, USA
Ju-Yeun Lee, Republic of Korea
Anne-Marie Leroi, France
Li-An Lin, USA
Marie Linder, Sweden
Michalis Liontos, Greece
Matteo Lucchini, Italy
Ersilia Lucenteforte, Italy
Carlotta Lunghi, Canada
Enbo Ma, Japan
Diego Macias Saint-Gerons, Spain
Laxmaiah Manchikanti, USA
Monia M. Marchetti, Italy
Daniele Masarone, Italy
Anne Thushara Matthias, Sri Lanka
Nicholas Mercuro, USA
Marcello Moccia, Italy
John C. Morgan, USA
Laura Mortelmans, Belgium
Domenico Motola, Italy
Giorgio Mustacchi, Italy
Tomoyuki Mutoh, Japan
Masaharu Nakayama, Japan
Jorge Nieva, USA
Anne Niquille, Switzerland
Rajeshwar Nitiyanandan, USA
Yoshihiro Noguchi, Japan
Yoko Ohtsuka, Japan
Tasuku Okui, Japan
Ebere Onukwugha, USA
Shanthi Pal, Switzerland
Samuel K. Peasah, USA
Aisawan Petchlorlian, Thailand
Fernando Petracci, Argentina
Andrés M. Poveda, Spain
Scott Quinlan, USA
Magda Raban, Australia
Vidhya Ramaswamy, USA
Emmanouil Rampakakis, Canada
Jayachandran Ravichandran, USA
Sanika Rege, USA
Arne Reimers, Sweden
Sharon Rikin, USA
Tadeusz Robak, Poland
Yoshifumi Saisho, Japan
Ryoko Sakai, Japan
Takamasa Sakai, Japan
Jonathan Salcedo, USA
Inayath Shariff, USA
Sarah A.R. Siegel, USA
Peter Soeters, The Netherlands
Enrique R. Soriano, Argentina
Patrick Souverein, The Netherlands
Sushama Kattinakere Sreedhara, USA
Michael A. Stoto, USA
Valerie Strassmann, The Netherlands
Matej Stuhec, Slovenia
Thanarat Suansanae, Thailand
Masato Takeuchi, Japan
Glenn S. Tillotson, USA
Shanna C. Trenaman, Canada
Masami Tsuchiya, Japan
Aisha Vadhariya, USA
Ramalingam Vadivelu, India
Robert Vander Stichele, Belgium
Emanuele R. Villani, Italy
Rolin L. Wade, USA
Tzu-Chueh Wang, Taiwan, Republic of China
Kageaki Watanabe, Japan
Sawaeng Watcharathanakij, Thailand
Kristie R. Weir, Australia
Richard Willke, USA
Saranrat Wittayanukorn, USA
Jenna Wong, USA
Yu-Jun Wong, Singapore
Yizhou Ye, USA
Xiaomeng Yue, USA
Wei Cheng Yuet, USA
Lu Zhang, USA
Meijiao Zhou, USA
Matthew Zuchowski, USA
We are also very grateful to the members of the journal’s Honorary Editorial Board, who have acted as peer reviewers and authors and provided guidance on journal content, policy, and processes:
Dr G. Caleb Alexander, MD. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Dr Ariel Beresniak, MD MPH PhD. Data Mining International, Geneva, Switzerland.
Dr Juliana M. Bottomley, PhD. Amygdala Ltd, Letchworth Garden City, England.
Dr Juanita Breen, PhD, MSc, BPharm. University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Dr Maria Stella T. Giron, MD, PhD. University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines.
Dr Brian Godman, PhD. Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Dr David Goldsmith, MD. Goldsmith Pharmacovigilance and Systems, New York, NY, USA.
Dr Klejda Harasani, PhD. University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania.
Dr Emily Karanges, PhD. University of Melbourne and Orygen, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Dr Sudeep Karve, PhD. AbbVie, Chicago, IL, USA.
Dr Ronald Kiguba, PhD. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Dr Shunsuke Kiuchi, MD, PhD. Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr Chris M. Kozma, PhD. CK Consulting Associates, St. Helena Island, SC, USA.
Dr Tamar Lasky, PhD. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Dr Giancarlo Lucchetti, MD, PhD. Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
Professor Jorge E. Machado-Alba, MD, PhD. Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia.
Professor Arduino A.Mangoni, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRACP. Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Dr Suzana Mimica-Matanovic, MD, PhD. University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Professor Mihoko Okada, PhD. Institute of Health Data Infrastructure for All, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr Alexandra C. Pacurariu, PhD. IQVIA, London, United Kingdom.
Dr Vidhya Parameswaran, MPH. AstraZeneca, Cambridge, MA, USA
Dr Priyakumari Ganesh Parmar, PhD. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dr Ana V. Pejčić, PhD, MPharm. University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia.
Professor Barbara Rinaldi, PhD. University of Capania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Dr Melissa H. Roberts, PhD. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Dr Mulugeta Russom, MSc. Eritrea National Medicines and Food Administration, Asmara, Eritrea.
Professor Tsuyoshi Shiga, MD. The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr Janet K. Sluggett, BPharm(Hons), PhD. Monash University, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Dr Keith A. Swanson, PharmD. University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Dr Balamurugan Tangiisuran, PhD, MPharm, BPharm. Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
Dr Florence van Hunsel, PharmD. The Netherlands PharmacovigilanceCentre Lareb, Brabant, The Netherlands.
Dr John E. Ware Jr., PhD. John Ware Research Group Incorporated,Watertown, MA, USA.
Dr Quan Zou, PhD. Medstar Health Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
We do hope that you have found the articles published throughout the year in Drugs – Real World Outcomes to be interesting and informative. The editorial schedule for 2023 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,
Dene Peters
Editor-in-Chief, Drugs—Real World Outcomes
Sophie Stevenson
Associate Editor, Drugs—Real World Outcomes