Pharmacovigilance for traditional medicine products: Why and how?

Overview

This briefing note is for policy-makers and traditional medicine practitioners. It introduces the concept of pharmacovigilance (PV), and explains its importance as part of monitoring the safety of traditional medicines. It is intended to help Member States to think about what to do about traditional medicine safety. It is prepared in question and answer format, and avoids lengthy technical explanations on pharmacovigilance.