IT| EN WHO WE ARE THERAPEUTIC AREAS FOR PATIENTS POLIFARMA NETWORK WORK WITH US BLOG AND NEWS Reserved Area (HCPs) Who we are Pharmacovigilance What is pharmacovigilance Pharmacovigilance includes various activities aimed at continuously evaluating all information relating to drug safety and ensuring, for all medicinal products authorized for placing on the market, a favorable benefit / risk ratio for the population. For this reason, the main objective of Pharmacovigilance is the identification of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). What is an adverse drug reaction? An adverse reaction is a harmful and unwanted effect resulting from the use of a medicine: in accordance with the information contained in the marketing authorization, to therapeutic errors, uses that do not comply with the indications contained in the marketing authorization, including overdose, misuse, abuse, associated with exposure for professional reasons. The safety of use of drugs is guaranteed above all through the continuous monitoring of reports of suspected adverse reactions from various sources: reports from healthcare professionals or patients, from scientific literature, from clinical studies. Pharmacovigilance therefore involves the whole community at different levels (patients, prescribers, health professionals, pharmaceutical companies, institutions) and the report can be made not only by the health worker but also, directly, by citizens. Report a suspected adverse reaction in Italy In the Italian Pharmacovigilance System, any unforeseen event and any unwanted effect that occurs during a therapy, whether or not reported in the package leaflet of the drug in use, must be promptly reported to the attending physician or pharmacist, or directly to the pharmacovigilance manager. of the Local Health Authority (ASL) of relevance. If you are not in a position to consult the health personnel directly, you can fill out the Reporting form for citizens, in paper or electronic format, which you can find at: https://www.vigifarmaco.it/ and send it to the pharmacovigilance manager of your local ASL. The list with the references and e-mail contacts of the pharmacovigilance managers of the ASLs is available at the following address: http://www.aifa.gov.it/responsabili Lavora con noi In Polifarma ogni giorno un gruppo di circa 180 professionisti, tra dipendenti interni e rete esterna, lavora a stretto contatto condividendo conoscenze, competenze ed expertise. SCOPRI DI PIÙ CONDIZIONI DI UTILIZZO PRIVACY POLICY CONTATTI SITEMAP FARMACOVIGILANZA TRASPARENZA DATA PROTECTION OFFICER Polifarma SpA - Capitale Sociale €1.000.000,00 - I.V. Reg.Imp.Roma - Codice Fiscale 00403210586 - Rea Roma N. 11913 - P.Iva 00882341001 We use cookies to offer the services and features offered by our website and to improve the user experience. Cookies are small files or pieces of data that are downloaded or stored on your computer or other devices. They may contain information about your use of our website (including some third party services and features offered by our website). By clicking on "Accept" you agree to this use of cookies. You can always withdraw your consent later. Please note that if you delete or disable our cookies you may experience interruptions or limited functionality in some areas of the website. Learn more about cookies I ACCEPT