Caution in Handling Switchers in Pharmacoepidemiologic Studies Estimating Treatment Effects: The Example of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Author
T. Wang
J. Wang
Z. Song
E. Miller
V. Pate
Q. Her
J. Yang
S. Charlier
P. Egger
E. Barnes
J. Buse
C. Becker
R. Sandler
C. Meier
S. Jick
T. Sturmer
Keywords
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors
active-comparator
and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
causal inference
new-user
pharmacoepidemiology
study design
switcher
time-varying exposure
trial emulation
Year of Publication
2025
Journal
Am J Epidemiol
ISBN Number
0002-9262
Accession Number
40069957
DOI
10.1093/aje/kwaf044