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Adverse Drug Reactions
Study findings from World Health Organization broaden understanding of adverse drug reactions
July 2nd, 2008
"The WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring (PIDM) was established in 1968 following the thalidomide disaster. The PIDM has had considerable success in analyzing drug-related adverse event reports, but more limited progress has been made in analyzing vaccine-related reports," scientists in Geneva, Switzerland report. "In June 2005, the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, acknowledging these limitations, called for a global consultation to address the need for improved monitoring and analysis of vaccine-related adverse event reports on an international level. In preparation for this consultation and as part of a larger study designed to evaluate the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-02)
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