Focus group on veterinary pharmacovigilance reporting in aquaculture

• Date:
  Wednesday, 22 November 2023 , 10:00 - 17:00 Amsterdam time (CET)
• Location:
  European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Event summary

The European Medicines Agency has a coordinating role in the EU pharmacovigilance system and operates services and processes to support veterinary pharmacovigilance activities. This entails surveillance of adverse events, including lack of expected efficacy reported after veterinary medicinal products are used in practice, to safeguard animal and public health and the environment.

The Agency is hosting a Focus group meeting for veterinarians or other healthcare professionals on facilitating pharmacovigilance reporting of medicinal products used in aquaculture. The aim of the meeting is to:

• gain in-depth knowledge of the challenges faced these professionals for pharmacovigilance reporting; 
• to explore potential opportunities to address these challenges and facilitate and encourage adverse event reporting;
• provide the opportunity to foster liaison and improve dialogue between the Agency and veterinarians or other healthcare professionals specialised in aquaculture at EU-level.
   

Documents

Agenda - Focus group meeting for veterinarians or other healthcare professionals on facilitating pharmacovigilance reporting of medicinal products used in aquaculture

Reference Number: EMA/473375/2023

Presentation - update on latest developments on substances for use in aquaculture under the cascade (S. Girault, EMA)

Presentation - personal perspectives from aquaculture specialists on pharmacovigilance challenges

Presentation - regulatory environment: pharmacovigilance update (J. Olaerts, EMA)

Registration

Attendance is by invitation only.

Contact point

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