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Pharmacovigilance is defined as the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other medicine-related problem.  Veterinary pharmacovigilance involves the surveillance of adverse events occurring in animals and humans after exposure to veterinary medicinal products with the aim of improving the safety of veterinary medicinal products.  

Pharmacovigilance is defined as the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other medicine-related problem.  Veterinary pharmacovigilance involves the surveillance of adverse events occurring in animals and humans after exposure to veterinary medicinal products with the aim of improving the safety of veterinary medicinal products.  

An [[Adverse Drug Reactions|adverse event]] (also referred to as a ‘[[Adverse Drug Reactions|suspected adverse reactions]]’ or ‘[[Adverse Drug Reactions]]’ is defined as any observation in animals, whether or not considered to be product-related, that is unfavourable and unintended and that occurs after any use of a veterinary medicinal product (off-label and recommended use). Adverse events also include events related to a suspected lack of expected efficacy or [[Vaccines|vaccine failure]] according to approved labelling; and noxious reactions in humans after being exposed to veterinary medicinal products.  

An [[Adverse Drug Reactions|adverse event]] (also referred to as a ‘[[Adverse Drug Reactions|suspected adverse reactions]]’ or ‘[[adverse drug reactions]]’ is defined as any observation in animals, whether or not considered to be product-related, that is unfavourable and unintended and that occurs after any use of a veterinary medicinal product (off-label and recommended use). Adverse events also include events related to a suspected lack of expected efficacy or [[Vaccines|vaccine failure]] according to approved labelling; and noxious reactions in humans after being exposed to veterinary medicinal products.  

In addition to adverse events, veterinary pharmacovigilance also involves collection of information on investigations of the validity of the withdrawal periods in food producing animals and potential environmental problems following the use of veterinary medicinal products.

In addition to adverse events, veterinary pharmacovigilance also involves collection of information on investigations of the validity of the withdrawal periods in food producing animals and potential environmental problems following the use of veterinary medicinal products.