Participatory surveillance of diabetes device safety: a social media-based complement to traditional FDA reporting.
Malfunctions or poor usability of devices measuring glucose or delivering insulin are reportable to the FDA. Manufacturers submit 99.9% of these reports. We test online social networks as a complementary source to traditional FDA reporting of device-related adverse events.
Author(s): Mandl, Kenneth D, McNabb, Marion, Marks, Norman, Weitzman, Elissa R, Kelemen, Skyler, Eggleston, Emma M, Quinn, Maryanne
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002127