All Pharmacovigilance articles
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Industry news
WHO issues warning on fake opioids in Europe
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert that falsified Oxymorphone Hydrochloride has been detected in Finland.
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Journal
VM4: Living with post-authorisation obligations – progress, challenges and future opportunities
Regulatory Rapporteur December 2023 | Volume 20 | No.11 Session leaders: João Pedro Duarte da Silva, Senior Officer, Veterinary Medicines Unit, General Directorate for Food and Veterinary (DGAV), Portugal. Speakers: Katherine Schirmann, Scientific Officer, The ...
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VM4: Regulatory update and perspectives: Variations, packaging and labelling, pharmacovigilance
Industry is navigating through complex new rules and opportunities for variations and will require continued cooperation. The year 2023 is expected to show the benefits of the revised pharmacovigilance procedures in practice.
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10 years of pharmacovigilance legislation: the perspective of a national agency
In 2012, the new pharmacovigilance legislation came into force, which established a uniform standard for the safety monitoring of medicines in Europe. These new legal requirements resulted in impactful changes, including the creation of a further scientific committee at the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA), the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC). It also resulted in a new framework for signal management, the establishment of a periodic safety update report (PSUR) single assessment and additional requirements for risk management plans (RMPs). This article reflects upon the past 10 years’ experience, including the recent pandemic. Suggestions are made on areas where the legal framework may need to be further adapted to a changing regulatory environment.
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Pharmacovigilance regulations post-Brexit
The UK (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) has left the EU and the Brexit transition period has passed. This article covers points to consider when ensuring that pharmacovigilance systems for human medicinal products are compliant with EU and UK requirements. The UK requirements largely mirror the existing EU pharmacovigilance (PV) ...
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