patient safety

The future of pharmacovigilance

Leveraging technology to transform patient safety The challenges of maintaining complex pharmacovigilance (PV) systems in a global, ever-evolving regulatory environment are increasing daily. With growing public awareness, social media connectivity and media scrutiny, pharmaceutical companies need to manage PV activities diligently. Cost-reduction pressures on one hand and the challenges of …

pharmacovigilance

Transforming pharmacovigilance operations through automation and cognitive technologies

Traditionally the pharmacovigilance (PV) function has been responsible for collecting, assessing and reporting adverse events (AEs) and related drug safety information to regulators. Because PV is so process driven, companies have had to invest in safety systems to organize data and optimize efficiency. Yet these closed systems, including home-grown systems, …