Articles tagged as 'LatinAmerica'

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Nicaragua in the network
The National Health Regulatory Authority in Nicaragua is working across all sectors to improve medicines safety in their country.


Using humour to fight fake medicines in Ecuador
Creative pharmacovigilance experts have turned to comedy to avert potential tragedy, as they take on the pervasive problem of counterfeit medicines in Ecuador.


What’s trending in pharmacovigilance? New podcast episode
In this festive edition of Drug Safety Matters, we wrap up the year that was and look ahead to the year that will be – with a little help from one of our friends.


COFEPRIS boosts ability to receive and analyse adverse drug reaction reports
The move to VigiFlow has proven to be a boon for pharmacovigilance in Mexico, improving report management practices in Latin America’s second biggest medicines market.


Pharmacovigilance in Brazil
Despite the difficulties in monitoring drug safety in a country with more than 200 million inhabitants, Brazil's pharmacovigilance system is undergoing profound change.


Regional experts gather in Lima for signal workshop
Regional cooperation and global coordination combined to boost signal detection capacity and expertise during a major initiative held in Peru earlier this year.


EsSalud, Peru – Collaboration, quality, and clinical perspectives
A clinical perspective from a multidisciplinary team is the first step for better individual case-level causality assessments and clinical decisions.


Paraguay deploys technology to promote ADR reporting
Smart solutions and an integrated approach across both public and private sectors are helping Paraguay build a dynamic reporting culture and practice.


National centres share experience at 42nd annual meeting
The 42nd Annual NC meeting drew the global pharmacovigilance community to Bogotá, Colombia for an intensive programme of learning, experience sharing and inspiration.