This is the final post in our brief series on drug safety. If you missed any of the previous posts, here are the links: Why Monitoring Adverse Events And Drug Safety Signals Matters What Exactly Is An “Adverse Drug Reaction?” The Role Of Signal Detection In Drug Safety What Pharmacovigilance Means And Why It Matters […]
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What Pharmacovigilance Means And Why It Matters
Pharmacovigilance, or the practice of monitoring the effects of medicines after they have been released for commercial use, was expanded in 2002 by the World Health Organization (WHO) to include signal detection as a way of improving patient care and improving the overall health and safety of the general public. Today, pharmacovigilance activities should also […]
The Role Of Signal Detection In Drug Safety
Due to the seriousness of adverse drug reactions, life sciences organizations perform something called “signal detection,” which is the process of evaluating potential safety signals. This entails looking at previously known associations between a drug and an adverse event, and looking at previously known drug-related issues that may be either improving or worsening. Not only […]