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 This Pharmacovigilance (PV) Toolkit is a collection of resources and information needed for the practice of pharmacovigilance. The main aim of its development is to ensure that ... read more |
 List of books, journals, WHO & UMC publications, data sources, budget templates (Chapter 11) and sample SOPs for cohort event monitoring and spontaneous reporting (Appendix) |
 General information on PV (Chapter 1) including definitions & terminologies (Chapter 6) |
 A selection of regulatory authorities, societies (Chapter 12); technical, financial assistance & training courses providers (Chapter 13); and guidelines on how to apply for Global Fund grants (Chapter 15) |
 All the key information about functions of a PV centre (Chapter 2) how to set up a PV centre (Chapter 3) and how to join the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring (Chapter 4) |
 Link to Indicator-based PV Assessment Tool (IPAT) developed by MSH with support from USAID (Chapter 14) |
 Description of various epidemiological methods (Chapter 5), and key information about signal detection (Chapter 8) and causality assessment (Chapter 7) |
 There are peculiarities when carrying out PV for certain diseases and subgroups of people. This has led to the development of toolkits for PV of special cases which should be used in combination with the main PV Tookit.Malaria PV Toolkit HIV PV Toolkit Tuberculosis PV Toolkit |
 An outline of important considerations in routine communication with the public, media, stakeholders, etc. (Chapter 9) as well as crisis prevention and management (Chapter 10) |
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Toolkit content reviewed by:  WHO (Safety of Medicines Programme)WHO Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicinal Products (ACSoMP) |