Good Vigilance Practices for public consulltation

The EMA has released a further module of the guideline on Good Vigilance Practices (GVP) for public consultation until 5 August 2012: Guideline on good pharmacovigilance practices (GVP): Module XVI– Risk minimisation measures: selection of tools and effectiveness indicators. The revised Directive and Regulation include provisions for Marketing Authorisation Holders, EMA and national competent authorities to monitor the outcome of risk minimisation measures which are contained in the risk management plans (RMPs) or measures that are laid down as conditions. This GVP Module provides guidance on the principles for:

• the development and implementation of additional risk minimisation measures, including examples of risk minimisation tools;
• the evaluation of the effectiveness of risk minimisation measures.