EMA Boosts EU Transparency with Online Publication of Suspected Side Effect Reports
The European Medicines Agency has begun publishing suspected side effect reports for medicines authorized in the European Economic Area (EEA) on a new public website: www.adrreports.eu. The reports come directly from the European Union (EU) medicines safety database EudraVigilance, and are one of the many types of data used by regulators to monitor the benefits and risks of a medicine once authorized. The launch of the new website is part of the Agency's continuing efforts to ensure EU regulatory processes are transparent and open and is a key step in the implementation of theEudraVigilance access policy.
The information published today relates to approximately 650 medicines and active substances authorized through the centralised procedure, which is managed by the Agency. Information on the website is presented in the form of a single report per medicine or active substance. Each report pulls together the total number of individual suspected side effect reports submitted to EudraVigilance by Member States and marketing authorization holders. These aggregated data can be viewed by age group, sex, type of suspected side effect, and by outcome. Within a year the Agency aims to additionally publish suspected side effect reports for common drug substances used in nationally authorised medicines.
A side effect (also known as an adverse drug reaction) includes side effects arising from use of a medicine within the terms of the marketing authorization as well as from use outside the terms of the marketing authorization, including overdose, misuse, abuse and medication errors, and those associated with occupational exposure.
All information on the website relates to suspected side effects. Suspected side effects may not be related to or caused by the medicine, and as a result, the published information cannot be used to determine the likelihood of experiencing a side effect or as an indication that a medicine is harmful. All users of the website are asked to read and accept a disclaimer explaining how to understand the information before they view a web report.
Medicines are an important part of modern healthcare, providing effective treatments for many diseases and conditions. For a medicine to be authorised for use in the EU the benefits of the medicine must always outweigh the risks.
Today's launch also highlights the importance of side effect reporting and pharmacovigilance in safeguarding public health within the European Union. Side-effect reporting is a key element in ensuring the detection of new or changing safety issues, and the Agency continues to further strengthen its work with partners and stakeholders across Europe to ensure a robust system for safety signal detection.
In June, the Agency will launch the website in the remaining 22 official EU languages.
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