pharmacovigilance

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌfɑːməkəʊˈvɪdʒɪl(ə)ns/
• (GA) IPA: /ˌfɑɹməkoʊˈvɪdʒɪl(ə)ns/

Noun

pharmacovigilance (uncountable)

1. (medicine, pharmacology) The detection, assessment, understanding#Noun|understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. [from 1970s]

Synonyms

• abbreviation: PV, PhV
• drug safety

Related terms

• pharmacovigilant

Translations

• French: pharmacovigilance
• German: Pharmakovigilanz
• Italian: farmacovigilanza
• Portuguese: farmacovigilância
• Spanish: farmacovigilancia

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