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Almut G. Winterstein

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2001
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentAttention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderPain Management and Opioid UsePregnancy and Medication Impact

Publications

360

Citations

9,285

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

26

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
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Almut G. Winterstein studies the safety of medications used during pregnancy and in the general population, using large real-world healthcare databases (such as insurance claims data) to detect risks like birth defects and other adverse outcomes. Her work also contributes to developing tools and methods for measuring drug safety and effectiveness, including studies on cannabis, opioids, biologics, and cardiovascular devices.

Medication safety in pregnancy (teratogenic risk)Pharmacoepidemiology using real-world/claims dataDrug utilization and risk mitigation policySubstance use (opioids, cannabis) and chronic disease treatment outcomesResearch methods for validating health outcomes in administrative data

Publication output has fluctuated but remained fairly steady over the last decade, with a peak around 2021 and continued substantial activity through 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 21.4/year recently
2017: 18 publications172018: 16 publications182019: 33 publications192020: 24 publications202021: 42 publications42212022: 25 publications222023: 24 publications232024: 34 publications242025: 19 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety×18
  • Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids×10
  • American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy×10
  • Drug Safety×9
  • JAMA Network Open×8
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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