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Pharmacovigilance Division

  • Ensure the safety monitoring of medicinal products and the evaluation of risk minimisation measures;
  • Maintain, update and analyse data and information on adverse reactions to medicinal products;
  • Evaluate periodic safety update reports submitted by the marketing authorisation holder; participate in the Period safety update report single assessment  (PSUSA) for active substances delegated by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC);
  • Evaluate pharmacovigilance data in the procedures of medicine authorisation, renewal and variation;
  • plan and carry out routine, recurrent and emergency inspections to monitor and evaluate the compliance of the marketing authorisation holder with good pharmacovigilance practice;
  • Prepare the Agency's information on pharmacovigilance issues for  communication with doctors, pharmacists and the public.