AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE VALUE OF A STANDARDISED GLOBAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE REPORTING SYSTEM

Authors

  • Maximillian Juan Schurer Health Systems Engineering and Innovation Hub, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Louzanne Bam Health Systems Engineering and Innovation Hub, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Imke De Kock Health Systems Engineering and Innovation Hub, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/28-3-1841

Abstract

Pharmacovigilance (PV) is based on the medical assessment of adverse medical events or drug-related problems, collected within organised health programmes. The large number of different PV systems, the equally large number of stakeholders within such systems (pharmaceutical companies, government regulatory bodies, national and international clinical regulatory bodies, healthcare workers, etc.), and the significant number of dimensions along which the effectiveness and efficiency could be measured, adds to this complexity. Furthermore, the lack of a standardised reporting protocol across the various PV systems hinders efforts to manage PV coherently on a global scale. This paper proposes the value of a standardised global PV reporting system by evaluating the systemic effects of the lack of such a standardised system.

Author Biographies

Maximillian Juan Schurer, Health Systems Engineering and Innovation Hub, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Master of Industrial Engineering student.

Louzanne Bam, Health Systems Engineering and Innovation Hub, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Lecturer, Pr.Eng.

Imke De Kock, Health Systems Engineering and Innovation Hub, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Lecturer, Pr.Eng.

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Published

2017-11-22

How to Cite

Schurer, M. J., Bam, L., & De Kock, I. (2017). AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE VALUE OF A STANDARDISED GLOBAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE REPORTING SYSTEM. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 28(3), 78–88. https://doi.org/10.7166/28-3-1841

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3 (2017)

Section

General Articles

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