Spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions are an important source of information for the activities of pharmacovigilance, as they make it possible to detect potential warning signs relating to the use of all medicines available on the national territory. There Pharmacovigilance it involves the whole community at different levels: not only prescribers, health professionals, pharmaceutical companies, institutions and the academic field, but also patients, since the reporting of adverse drug reactions can be carried out not only by staff healthcare, but also by citizens.
But how do you make a spontaneous report of suspicion adverse reaction?
“There are two different methods – explains Giuseppe Pimpinella, Director of the Office Pharmacovigilance of AIFA - Specifically, healthcare professionals and/or citizens can either fill in the "paper form" reporting suspected adverse reaction which can be downloaded and printed depending on who makes the report: healthcare professional or citizen. Once completed, this form must be sent by fax to the Head of pharmacovigilance of your healthcare facility; alternatively, the "electronic form" for reporting suspected adverse reactions can be completed online". After completing it online, the form can be saved on your PC and sent by e-mail to the Head of Pharmacovigilance of their own organization. Alternatively, the online form can be printed, completed and sent to the Manager of Pharmacovigilance of your local healthcare facility.
By signs of safety, on the other hand, we mean the problems emerging from the analysis of the data sheets d
