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01-10-2007 | Abstracts
Oral Presentations
Authors:
G. P. Velo, D. Motola, A. Vargiu, L. Magro, I. Meneghelli, A. Vaccheri, A. Conforti, N. Montanaro
Published in:
Drug Safety
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Issue 10/2007
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Excerpt
Background: The reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by doctors and other health personnel is the mainstream of the post-marketing surveillance systems. Underreporting and selective reporting are considered the main limitations of a spontaneous reporting-based pharmacovigilance system. However, also an excessive reporting, induced by external influences, may impair the signal detection, by increasing the noise level. …