monitoring of the safety, quality and efficacy of medicines after they have received marketing authorisation
The collection and analysis of information on adverse reactions to therapeutic goods.
A technical term used for identifying and responding to risk/benefit issues emerging for authorised medicines as used in clinical practice, and including the effective dissemnation of such information to optimise the safe and effective use of medicines
The pharmacological science relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects, particularly long term and short term side effect, of medicines. It is gaining importance for doctors and scientists as the number of stories in the media of drug recalls increases.
Systems and arrangements designed to detect and quantify adverse drug reactions after a medicine has been marketed, to inform prescribers and patietns of possible risks.
Pharmacovigilance the pharmacological science relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects, particularly long term and short term side effect, of medicines (Source: The Importance of Pharmacovigilance, WHO 2002).