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Drug Safety Matters brings you the best stories from the world of pharmacovigilance. Through in-depth interviews with our guests, we cover new research and trends, and explore the most pressing issues in medicines safety today. Produced by Uppsala Monitoring Centre, the WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring.
The views and opinions expressed in the podcast are those of the hosts and guests respectively and, unless otherwise stated, do not represent the position of any institution to which they are affiliated.
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#46 Protecting the health ecosystem – Valentina Giunchi & Joe Mitchell
Send a text message to the show!Pharmacovigilance has traditionally focused on the patient at the receiving end of a medicine. But what happens to medicines once they leave the body? In this episode,…
#45 How to perform better disproportionality analyses – Michele Fusaroli & Eugene van Puijenbroek
Send a text message to the show!For all its ease and speed, disproportionality analysis can be distorted by many biases, making it easy to misuse and misinterpret. Michele Fusaroli from Uppsala…
#44 Rethinking medical device safety, part 2 – Omar Aimer
Send a text message to the show!Medical device pharmacovigilance is complicated. Alongside clinical safety, there are technology risks, from cybersecurity threats to outdated software, that can put…
Ask us anything about… disproportionality analysis!
Send a text message to the show!Disproportionality analysis is the go-to method for signal detection in pharmacovigilance, but it is also easy to misuse and misinterpret.For our next episode, we will…
#43 Rethinking medical device safety, part 1 – Omar Aimer
Send a text message to the show!Medical device pharmacovigilance is complicated. Alongside clinical safety, there are technology risks, from cybersecurity threats to outdated software, that can leave…
#42 Unpacking the WHO Global Smart Pharmacovigilance Strategy – Shanthi Pal
Send a text message to the show!This special episode was recorded just before the 43rd Annual Meeting of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring wrapped up in Cairo, Egypt. Held from 27…
#41 How to use artificial intelligence in pharmacovigilance, part 2 – Niklas Norén
Send a text message to the show!Far from a future add-on, artificial intelligence is already embedded in the cycle of drug safety, from case processing to signal detection. Versatile generative AI…
#40 How to use artificial intelligence in pharmacovigilance, part 1 – Niklas Norén
Send a text message to the show!Far from a future add-on, artificial intelligence is already embedded in the cycle of drug safety, from case processing to signal detection. Versatile generative AI…
#39 Putting children first on Patient Safety Day – Angela Caro-Rojas
Send a text message to the show!Children deserve the safest possible healthcare, yet they remain one of the most vulnerable patient populations when it comes to medicines safety. Ahead of World…
#38 Patient perspectives in PV: a fireside chat at the ISoP mid-year symposium
Send a text message to the show!This special episode was recorded at the mid-year symposium of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP), 14–15 May 2025. Held in Uppsala, Sweden, the…
#37 Beyond numbers: quality in ADR reporting – Henry Zakumumpa
Send a text message to the show!Spontaneous adverse event reporting from healthcare professionals and patients is a cornerstone in pharmacovigilance systems. Unfortunately, it is a well-known issue…
#36 Pregnancy-related pharmacovigilance – Levente Pápai, Lovisa Sandberg & Sara Vidlin
Send a text message to the show!There are many reasons why use of medical products during pregnancy requires special attention. First and foremost, we want to be sure that the medicine is as safe as…
#35 Veterinary pharmacovigilance, part 2 – James Mount
Send a text message to the show!Human and veterinary pharmacovigilance (PV) share many goals, challenges and approaches. But there are also significant differences, such as the numerous animal…
#34 Veterinary pharmacovigilance, part 1 – James Mount
Send a text message to the show!Human and veterinary pharmacovigilance (PV) share many goals, challenges and approaches. But there are also significant differences, such as the numerous species and…
#33 Narrative fields and signal assessors, an exploratory study – Joana Félix and Alem Zekarias
Send a text message to the show!While structured data elements such as patient identifier, medicine name and reaction, are fundamental for adverse event reporting, they may not capture all relevant…
#32 Pharmacovigilance in older adults – Giovanni Furlan
Send a text message to the show!Medication-related-harm (MRH) is especially prevalent in older adults due to changing physiology as the body ages, increased frailty, and the incidence of polypharmacy…
#31 A guide to reporting disproportionality analyses – Michele Fusaroli and Daniele Sartori
Send a text message to the show!Disproportionality analyses are a mainstay of pharmacovigilance research, but without clear guidelines, they often lead to confusion and misinterpretation. Enter the…
Uppsala Reports Long Reads – Weeding out duplicates to better detect side effects
Send a text message to the show!Duplicate reports are a big problem when it comes to signal detection, but with the help of machine learning and new ways of comparing reports, we may more effectively…
Uppsala Reports Long Reads – Ensuring trust in AI/ML when used in pharmacovigilance
Send a text message to the show!Ensuring trust in AI is vital to fully reap the benefits of the technology in pharmacovigilance. Yet, how do we do so while grappling with its ever-growing…
#30 Preventing and reporting medication errors – Rabat CC & UMC
Send a text message to the show!Look-alike medicines, unclear communication and distractions during administration – medication errors may occur for many different reasons. They all have in common…
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