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The Reporting Of MEdication use in Observational studies (ROMEO) Statement

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. The participants of the ROMEO Consensus Group received no financial compensation for their role.

Author contributions

SGP, JSB, CMK and MJD conceived and designed the study and contributed to the analysis and writing of the manuscript. SGP conducted the study and analysed the data.

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  1. Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia

    Susan G. Poole, J. Simon Bell, Michael J. Dooley & Carl M. Kirkpatrick

  2. Pharmacy Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Susan G. Poole & Michael J. Dooley

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Contributors to the ROMEO Consensus Group:

Prof Colette Browning, PhD, RDNS Institute, Australia and School of Primary Health Care, Monash University, Australia

Dr Basia Diug, PhD, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia

Dr Rohan Elliott, PhD, Pharmacy Department, Austin Health and Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Dr Johnson George, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Dr Jenni Ilomäki, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Ms Natali Jokanovic, BPharm, Pharmacy Department, Alfred Health and Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Prof David Le Couteur, PhD, Sydney Medical School and Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Australia

Prof Arduino A Mangoni, PhD, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Australia

Dr Kevin Mc Namara, PhD, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Australia and Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders University and Deakin University, Australia

Dr Kathleen Potter, PhD, Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing and School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Australia

Dr Simone Taylor, Pharm D, Pharmacy Department, Austin Health, Australia

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Poole, S.G., Bell, J.S., Dooley, M.J. et al. The Reporting Of MEdication use in Observational studies (ROMEO) Statement. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 71, 897–899 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-015-1851-x

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