Pharmacovigilance associate (PV associate)

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Also known as: drug safety associate

A pharmacovigilance associate processes and reports safety information about a medicine. Day to day that means reviewing reported adverse events, coding them to a standard dictionary, assessing whether they meet reporting criteria, and submitting reports within regulatory timelines. The role exists both during trials and after a product is on the market.

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