Pharmacovigilance in New Zealand: the role of the New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre in facilitating safer medicines use.
The New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre (NZPhvC) is the national centre responsible for monitoring adverse reactions to therapeutic products in New Zealand(NZ). The NZPhvC operates three pharmacovigilance programmes and this article explains how each of these programmes operate, focuses on their strengths and limitations, and looks to the future for medicines safety monitoring in NZ.
Kunac
Desiree L
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NZPhvC, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, P O Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Harrison-Woolrych
Mira
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Tatley
Michael V
MV
D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D011159:Population Surveillance