Pharmacovigilance: A Practical Approach - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443118817 ISBN 13: 9780443118814

Publisher: Elsevier, 2025

Synopsis

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Pharmacy**

Written by multidisciplinary experts in the fields of pharmaceutical and patient safety, Pharmacovigilance: A Practical Approach, Second Edition, provides a succinct, easy-to-digest overview of an increasingly critical area of medical safety. From cover to cover, this concise resource offers essential information for physicians and other health care professionals, clinical researchers, and regulators who need a comprehensive, up-to-date source of information on the principles and practice of pharmacovigilance.

• Presents vital, easy-to-read, cutting-edge information on patient safety, the pharmacology regulatory landscape, and the current and future use of digital technologies
• Provides up-to-date coverage of hot topics in the field, including pharmacodynamic and safety precision medicine, immunogenicity, vaccine hesitancy and safety, genetic toxicology, and adverse events
• Contains new chapters on pre-clinical safety assessment, pharmacogenetics, first-in human trials, product aggregate safety assessment, data monitoring committees, and more
• Offers new and expanded coverage of pharmacovigilance in early pre-clinical drug development through post-marketing surveillance, as well as a blueprint for training future pharmacovigilance professionals
• Includes real-world case studies to ensure content is relevant and applicable to everyday practice
• Discusses a range of topics across disciplines and how they relate to pharmacovigilance, including behavioral science, patient perspectives, and risk communication
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

About this title

About the Authors

Thao Doan is Group Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety, Epidemiology and R&D Quality Assurance, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, United States; Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, United States; Adjunct Faculty, Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

Fabio Lievano isVice President, Patient Safety, Scientific Collaborations, and New Business Advancement, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety, Epidemiology and, R&D Quality Assurance, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, United States; Adjunct Faculty, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, United States; Adjunct Faculty, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.

Linda Scarazzini is Senior Vice President, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety, Epidemiology and R&D Quality Assurance, Chief Safety Officer, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, United States.

Charles Schubert is former Vice President, Oncology, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety, Epidemiology and R&D Quality Assurance, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, United States.

Barbara Hendrickson is Clinical Associate, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443118817
• ISBN 13: 9780443118814
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 260
• Editor: Doan MD Thao, Lievano MD PhD H.C. Fabio, Scarazzini MD Linda, Schubert MD MPH Charles, Hendrickson MD Barbara