ONCOLOGY DRUG SAFETY & PHARMACOVIGILANCE. An introduction to monitoring, reporting, and managing the safety of cancer therapies.
CONTENTS. Pharmacovigilance Basics The science of monitoring drug safety 01.
Define pharmacovigilance Recognize common drug reactions Report and assess adverse events Identify key safety regulations Apply risk management basics.
What Is Pharmacovigilance?. Definition: the science of detecting, assessing, and preventing harmful effects of medicines. Goal: protect patients before and after a drug reaches the market. In oncology: cancer therapies are powerful, so safety monitoring matters even more..
Narrow margins: effective doses are often close to toxic doses. Severe side effects: many therapies cause serious, lasting harm. Vulnerable patients: often older, frailer, or on several medications. Long-term risks: some effects can appear months or years later..
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