pharmacovigilance

Definitions

The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines.

uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In our experience⟳, a request⟳ concerning suspected drug toxicity (or an adverse effect) needs to be dealt with in greater detail than other chemical agents, to obtain⟳ information on the animals affected (species, breed⟳, age, physiological and pathological status) and on the suspect⟳ product (conformity, dose administered, storage conditions, etc.). These led us to introduce⟳ a specific request⟳ form⟳ for drugs, called a ‘pharmacovigilance form⟳’, used since October 1988.”

“But it appears repurposing is possible in another crucial phase of drug development—post-marketing surveillance or pharmacovigilance, which essentially identifies adverse side effects of drugs. Experts say⟳ “repurposed” pharmacovigilance would look⟳ for and understand⟳ beneficial side effects of drugs that may surface during their development or use⟳.”

“Since it [the European Medicines Agency] began operating in 1995, the agency has become⟳ a central actor regarding various aspects of pharmaceuticals regulation and has a crucial role in providing the infrastructure for EU [European Union] pharmacovigilance.”

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