What is Pharmacovigilance?
For the Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD), Pharmacovigilance means Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting or post-market surveillance to monitor the safety and efficacy of veterinary drugs. An adverse drug reaction is an unintended reaction to a drug at doses that are considered normal. Canada’s Food and Drugs Act and Regulations require manufacturers to report suspected adverse reactions to a veterinary drug to Health Canada’s Veterinary Drugs Directorate. Veterinarians are encouraged to also report these incidences to VDD, but are under no legal obligation to do so.
