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Although most accept that pharmacovigilance is key to the protection of the public's health and central to our roles as pharmaceutical physicians be these in marketing or phase 1 clinical research, it is often difficult to gain a comprehensive view of the scope and application of this discipline. PP is absolutely delighted that Drs Shakir and Biswas from the Drug afety Research Unit are able to help.
KEY WORDS - pharmacovigilance, prescription-event monitoring, drug safety monitoring, signals