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A practical handbook on the pharmacovigilance of antiretroviral medicines / World Health Organization.

Title: A practical handbook on the pharmacovigilance of antiretroviral medicines / World Health Organization.
Author: World Health Organization.
Publication: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2009.

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Description

xiii, 133 p. : ill.; 21 cm.

Summary

"This is a detailed manual giving a step by step approach to undertaking the pharmacovigilance of antiretrovirals. It is intended to be a source of practical advice for Pharmacovigilance Centres and health professionals involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programmes. A number of WHO publications are available that provide a background to pharmacovigilance and, as far as possible, that material will not be repeated here."--Publisher's description.

Subject

Genre/Form

Handbook.

Note

Includes glossary.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-126).

Additional Formats (note)

Also available via the World Wide Web.

Contents

Introduction -- Passive or active pharmacovigilance? -- Spontaneous reporting -- Cohort event monitoring -- Data processing -- Special types of event -- Relationship/causality assessment -- Signal identification -- Strengthening the signal -- Identifying risk factors -- Analyses -- Differences between spontaneous reporting and CEM -- Organization -- Communication -- Annexes.

ISBN

9241547944 (pbk)
9789241547949 (pbk.)

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries