pharmacovigilance

== English == === Etymology === From pharmaco- +‎ vigilance. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɑːməkəʊˈvɪd͡ʒɪl(ə)ns/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɑɹməkoʊˈvɪd͡ʒɪl(ə)ns/ Hyphenation: phar‧ma‧co‧vi‧gi‧lance === Noun === pharmacovigilance (uncountable) (medicine, pharmacology) The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines. [from 1970s] Alternative forms: PV, PhV (initialisms) Coordinate term: hemovigilance ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === pharmacovigilance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === pharmacovigilance f (plural pharmacovigilances) pharmacovigilance === Further reading === “pharmacovigilance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012