Before joining Hawkins Point, I spent 30 years in the Insurance and Financial Services industries. This path surprisingly brought me to a point where I never saw myself: managing IT infrastructure projects at a biotech company. Though my own work has centered around IT operations, my time here has introduced me to some amazing science …
Reporting in Pharmacovigilance
In my first blog on Pharmacovigilance, I expounded upon the definition and timeline that led to the formal practice of Pharmacovigilance (PV), which is a focus on adverse drug reactions, or ADRs. This is a vital practice because it furthers the commitment of all medical practitioners to "do no harm." Now I would like to expound on how …
Defining Pharmacovigilance and Reviewing its History
Pharmacovigilance (PV) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem. PV focuses on adverse drug reactions, or ADRs, which are defined as any response to a drug which is noxious and …