SocietyAI glossary
Pharmacovigilance
The monitoring of medicines after they have been authorised. Clinical trials involve a few thousand people over a limited period: rare or delayed side effects only show up once millions of people take the treatment. Health professionals and patients report suspected effects; AI mainly helps spot signals faster in these reports or in online messages, without changing the rules of assessment.
In other words
Keeping track of a car after it has been sold: rare faults are discovered on the road, not at the motor show.
Alyriaz articles that mention it
- What is pharmacovigilance, and what AI is changing about it
Pharmacovigilance monitors medicines after they are authorised. We explain how it works, why it is indispensable, and what AI can bring to it without changing its rules.