Trends Affecting Pharmacovigilance

Pharmacovigilance (PV) – the proactive maintenance of drug safety through collection, detection, assessment, monitoring and prevention of adverse effects – has been evolving since the first concerns were raised over the negative effects of chloroform anaesthetic in the 1800s. Today, it is just as important that pharma, start-ups and regulators keep up to date with the latest trends to ensure that drugs are safe and monitoring practices remain fit for purpose.