Pharmacovigilance (EN)

Pharmacovigilance (PV) relates directly to drug safety. It is the science of collection, detection, assessment, monitoring, and prevention of adverse effects with pharmaceutical products. In this course you will learn the steps and requirements for carrying out pharmacovigilance, you will differentiate between side effects, adverse effects and adverse events, the various parties involved in PV and their roles and data management. Pharmacovigilance is a great part of phase four and post marketing surveillance carried out by pharmaceutical companies and regulatory bodies to ensure the medications we are consuming are safe, being used at the right dose and right frequency. The data collected in the pursuit of pharmacovigilance is what pushes the development and advancement of medicines and devices.