Learn About Pharmacovigilance

Drug Safety or Pharmacovigilance is an important endeavor that helps to protect patients and the public health. There are agencies throughout the world that have been set for this purpose. Additionally, pharmaceutical companies conduct activities on an ongoing basis to assure that patients and the public are protected and that medicines are being used safely and effectively. A variety of courses are given throughout many locations that help to educate individuals who are responsible for Pharmacovigilance. In April 2012 there was a meeting in Boston, MA "World Drug Safety Congress Americas" that provided a venue for learning and discussing a wide range of relevant topics concerning patient safety and new regulations that will have a major impact on how Pharmacovigilance are conducted. I was one of the speakers at this event and reviewed "The Key Clinical Safety Challenges: Signal Detection and Analyzing Safety Data Efficiently and Effectively." Information about the meeting can be found on the World Drug Safety Congress link here.