Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2020, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (10): 688-691.
DOI: 10.19803/j.1672-8629.2020.10.08

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The Practice and Thinking of Pharmacovigilance at the Municipal Level under COVID-19

WU Wenyu, XIAO Xiao, WU Jianru   

  1. Shenzhen Institute of Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management, Shenzhen Guangdong 518024, China
  • Received:2020-10-14 Revised:2020-10-14 Online:2020-10-15 Published:2020-10-13

Abstract: Objective To summarize the practice of pharmacovigilance in Shenzhen during the outbreak of COVID-19, and to consider the construction of pharmacovigilance system. Methods On the basis of pharmacovigilance practice in Shenzhen, literature research was conducted to analyze the theoretical connotation and system composition of pharmacovigilance. Results The development of pharmacovigilance work under public health emergencies required the establishment of a more complete risk monitoring, data sharing, and utilization mechanism. Conclusion It is necessary to incorporate the construction of the pharmacovigilance system into the overall public health technology system plan from a national perspective, and to improve the capacity of drug risk monitoring and emergency response in terms of expanding data sources, strengthening information construction, building a data sharing mechanism, and formulating effective emergency response plans.

Key words: COVID-1P, emergencies in public health, pharmacovigilance, practices

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