Glossary Term

PV

Pharmacovigilance (PV) is the science and regulatory practice of detecting, assessing, understanding, and preventing adverse effects and other drug-related problems throughout a medicine's lifecycle.

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Related terms
SAE SUSAR GVP
Further reading
WHO: What is Pharmacovigilance? Wikipedia: Pharmacovigilance Browse the HEOR resource database

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