Durham-based Drug Safety Navigator acquired Chapel Hill’s Five Oaks Pharm, expanding its drug safety services.

When companies test new drugs or therapies in humans, there are sometimes adverse events. Indeed, no drug is completely free of side effects. When these events happen, Drug Safety Navigator’s experts help drug developers assess what happened, collect the appropriate data and fill out reports to submit to regulatory bodies like the Food and Drug Administration.

Five Oaks Pharm has a speciality…