A practical handbook on the pharmacovigilance of antiretroviral medicines /
World Health Organization.
- Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.
- xiii, 133 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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.
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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--Handbooks.