News on pharmacovigilance
Here you can read news in the pharmacovigilance area. The section will primarily bring news about updated information on specific medicines/adverse reactions from the PRAC and CHMD committees of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), but we will also be writing news.
The content/news will be selected based on the following criteria:
- New updated information on specific medicines/adverse reactions from the PRAC and/or the CHMP – usually adjusted to Danish settings
- Medicine consumption – medicines with a particularly high consumption among the public
- The severity/frequency of the adverse reaction
- Topicality
- Media coverage
- Medicines requiring attention for whatever reason
- New medicines – medicines marketed within the past two years that are subject to stricter reporting requirements
The news are especially relevant for doctors and healthcare professionals, but could also be relevant for people who work with medicines (whether clinically, in the pharmaceutical industry or in the retail industry) or for anyone else wanting to receive the latest updates on adverse reactions of medicines/safety updates on medicines.
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Danish Medicines Agency expands capacity for safety monitoring of COVID-19 vaccines
| 10 February 2021 |
The Danish Medicines Agency and drug regulatory authorities around the world find themselves in a massive historic task of monitoring the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Thousands of people have already been vaccinated in Denmark, and within a short period of time, the rest of the Danish population is expected to be offered vaccination against COVID-19. To ensure intensive and close monitoring of the COVID-19 vaccines, the Danish Medicines Agency is stepping up its capacity by recruiting more employees to process reports of suspected side effects.