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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139858003321

Autore

Waller Patrick

Titolo

An introduction to pharmacovigilance / / Patrick Waller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-30608-1

9786612306082

1-4443-1676-1

1-4443-1677-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 p.)

Disciplina

615.7042

Soggetti

Drugs - Side effects

Pharmacoepidemiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 What is pharmacovigilance and how has it developed?; Chapter 2 Basic concepts; Chapter 3 Types and sources of data; Chapter 4 The process of pharmacovigilance; Chapter 5 Regulatory aspects of pharmacovigilance; Chapter 6 International collaboration; Chapter 7 Ethical and societal considerations; Chapter 8 Future directions; Chapter 9 Learning more about pharmacovigilance; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problems. This introductory guide is designed to aid the rapid understanding of the key principles of pharmacovigilance. Packed full of examples illustrating drug safety issues it not only covers the processes involved, but the regulatory aspects and ethical and societal considerations of pharmacovigilance. Covering the basics step-by-step, this book is perfect for beginners and is essential reading for those new to drug safety dep