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A practical handbook on the pharmacovigilance of antiretroviral medicines / World Health Organization.

By: World Health OrganizationMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009Description: xiii, 133 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 9789241547949Subject(s): Antiretroviral agents | Drug monitoring -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems -- Handbooks | Anti-Retroviral Agents -- adverse effects -- Handbooks | Drug Monitoring -- Handbooks | Drug Utilization Review -- methods -- HandbooksGenre/Form: Handbooks. DDC classification: 615.7924 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online Also issued online.
Contents:
Introduction -- Passive or active pharmacovigilance? -- Spontaneous reporting -- Cohort event monitoring -- Data processing -- Special types of event -- Relationship/causality assessment -- Signal identification -- Strengthening the signal -- Identifying risk factors -- Analyses -- Differences between spontaneous reporting and CEM -- Organization -- Communication -- Annexes.
Summary: "This is a detailed manual giving a step by step approach to undertaking the pharmacovigilance of antiretrovirals. It is intended to be a source of practical advice for Pharmacovigilance Centres and health professionals involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programmes. A number of WHO publications are available that provide a background to pharmacovigilance and, as far as possible, that material will not be repeated here."--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-126).

Introduction -- Passive or active pharmacovigilance? -- Spontaneous reporting -- Cohort event monitoring -- Data processing -- Special types of event -- Relationship/causality assessment -- Signal identification -- Strengthening the signal -- Identifying risk factors -- Analyses -- Differences between spontaneous reporting and CEM -- Organization -- Communication -- Annexes.

"This is a detailed manual giving a step by step approach to undertaking the pharmacovigilance of antiretrovirals. It is intended to be a source of practical advice for Pharmacovigilance Centres and health professionals involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programmes. A number of WHO publications are available that provide a background to pharmacovigilance and, as far as possible, that material will not be repeated here."--Publisher's description.

Also issued online.

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