Pharmacovigilance
Acarpia Farmaceutici has a pharmacovigilance system and is committed to
collecting, processing and evaluating all safety information related to its medical products.
Our Pharmacovigilance system
Acarpia Farmaceutici has a pharmacovigilance system and is committed to collecting, processing and evaluating all safety information related to its medical products. Any adverse reaction related to our medicines is an important source of information for pharmacovigilance activities, allowing the identification of potential effects associated with the use of the drug.
Our Pharmacovigilance system
Acarpia Farmaceutici has a pharmacovigilance system and is committed to collecting, processing and evaluating all safety information related to its medical products. Any adverse reaction related to our medicines is an important source of information for pharmacovigilance activities, allowing the identification of potential effects associated with the use of the drug.
What is Pharmacovigilance?
Pharmacovigilance is the science relating to the detection, assessment, monitoring, and prevention of adverse drug reactions or any other safety issues related to the use of drugs. The main objective of Pharmacovigilance is to improve public health and safety of the individual patient in relation to the use of medicines by provid ingreliable information for the continuous evaluation of their risk-benefit profile.
What is Pharmacovigilance?
Pharmacovigilance is the science relating to the detection, assessment, monitoring, and prevention of adverse drug reactions or any other safety issues related to the use of drugs. The main objective of Pharmacovigilance is to improve public health and safety of the individual patient in relation to the use of medicines by providing reliable information for the continuous evaluation of their risk-benefit profile.
What is an adverse drug reaction?
It is a harmful and unwanted response from the use of a medicine:
- according to the approved therapeutic indications
- due to exposure for professional reasons
- not in accordance with the approved therapeutic indications, namely off-label use, overdose, improper use, abuse and therapeutic error.
What is an adverse drug reaction?
It is a harmful and unwanted response from the use of a medicine:
according to the approved therapeutic indications
- due to exposure for professional reasons
- not in accordance with the approved therapeutic indications, namely off-label use, overdose, improper use, abuse and therapeutic error.
Information on how to report adverse drug reactions
European Pharmacovigilance legislation requires all healthcare professionals and citizens to report any suspected adverse reactions resulting from the use of a medicine.
Information on how to report adverse drug reactions
European Pharmacovigilance legislation requires all healthcare professionals and citizens to report any suspected adverse reactions resulting from the use of a medicine.
In Italy:
Both citizens and healthcare professionals can report suspected adverse reactions:
- by completing the appropriate suspected adverse reaction report (click here to read more) and sending it to the Pharmacovigilance Manager of your own health service via e-mail (click here for contacts)
- by completing the online process on www.vigifarmaco.it
In other European or non-EU countries:
Reporting of adverse reactions in other European or non-EU countries is subject to local national requirements. Please contact the relevant healthcare professionals in your country to report any adverse drug reactions.
In Italy:
Both citizens and healthcare professionals can report suspected adverse reactions:
- by completing the appropriate suspected adverse reaction report (click here to read more) and sending it to the Pharmacovigilance Manager of your own health service via e-mail (click here for contacts)
- by completing the online process at www.vigifarmaco.it
In other European or non-EU countries:
Reporting of adverse reactions in other European or non-EU countries is subject to local national requirements. Please contact the relevant healthcare professionals in your country to report any adverse drug reactions.