Asian Pharmacoepidemiology Network
Multi-national studies for Asia
AsPEN advances pharmacoepidemiology research in Asia-Pacific to support medication safety, effectiveness evaluation, and regional education, collaboration, and knowledge exchange.
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Who we are
A regional research network
Founded in April 2012, AsPEN is a Special Interest Group of ISPE connecting pharmacoepidemiology researchers across 6+ Asia/Pacific countries.
What we do
Multi-country database studies
Common protocols applied locally to each site's claims or EHR database — rapid signal detection, methodologic harmonisation, and full pharmacoepidemiological studies.
How to join
Open to ISPE members
Join the SIG through the ISPE Community platform; new collaborators are welcomed across academic, regulatory, and industry settings.
Learn more →Leadership
Meet the current Chair
AsPEN is led by a Chair elected from member national groups. The current Chair oversees programme strategy, ISPE liaison, and coordination of multi-country studies.
Education & Academic
Meet the Educational Lead
The Academic & Education office is the operational hub for AsPEN studies — coordinating proposals across national groups, supporting protocol development and meta-analysis, and routing industry, regulatory, and academic enquiries to the right collaborators.
Where AsPEN works
AsPEN brings together databases and research groups across Asia/Pacific. Below: a snapshot of participating data sources.
🇹🇼 Taiwan
National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD)
Claims
🇯🇵 Japan
National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups (NDB)
Claims
🇰🇷 South Korea
National Health Insurance Service – National Health Information Database (NHIS-NHID)
Claims
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Clinical Data Analysis and Reporting System (CDARS)
National EHR
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
Primary-care EHR
🇺🇸 United States
Medicare (20% sample)
Claims