The PROTECT project on pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology

Source: EMA Area: News The 'PROTECT' project has made two databases available which will offer access to important data resources for pharmacovigilance activities and pharmacoepidemiological studies.   The 'Drug Consumption Database' is a comprehensive and structured source of information on drug consumption in Europe. It is the result of reviewing, compiling and updating knowledge about European sources of data on drug utilisation in the out- and in-patient healthcare settings. Information is currently available for 17 EU countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, and The United Kingdom) up to October 2012. Work is in progress to expand data available.   The 'PROTECT ADR database' is a listing of all ADRs contained in the section 4.8 of the summary of product characteristics (SmPC) of medicinal products centrally authorised in the EU. It is based on the Medical ...
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