What is it about?
Medicines are among the most effective technologies for reducing mortality and morbidity. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a well-recognised public health problem and a major cause of hospitalisation and death For that reason we reviewed scientific publications to highlight the worldwide strategies to promote and increase the reporting of adverse drug reactions by healthcare professionals and patients.
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Why is it important?
The commitement of healthcare professionals and patients to Pharmacovigilance Systems is essential to keep updated the safety profile od drugs while in the market.
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It is essential to promote studies that identify problems related to the under-reporting of adverse drug reactions and that can point to new strategies to bring potential reporters into the pharmacovigilance system.
PhD João José Joaquim
Instituto Politecnico de Coimbra
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This page is a summary of: All-round approaches to increase adverse drug reaction reports: a scoping review, Drugs & Therapy Perspectives, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s40267-023-01000-5.
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