Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GVP)

    In Regulatory & approvals

    Good Pharmacovigilance Practice is the set of guidelines governing how safety information about medicines is collected, assessed, and reported, mainly after approval. The European guidance is organized into modules covering topics such as case management, signal detection, and risk management. It complements GCP, which covers the trial phase.

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