Safety systems do not need to be complex to be effective. Shanthi Pal explains the thinking behind the Global Smart Pharmacovigilance Strategy, and how it can be implemented.
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Disproportionality analysis is pharmacovigilance’s signal-detection workhorse. But more reports do not mean better evidence, and crude results can mislead.
Medical devices are everywhere, but monitoring their safety is complex. Omar Aimer discusses the unique challenges of device pharmacovigilance and what needs to change.
Safety systems do not need to be complex to be effective. Shanthi Pal explains the thinking behind the Global Smart Pharmacovigilance Strategy, and how it can be implemented.