pharmacovigilance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006586",
  "term": "pharmacovigilance",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The science and practice of continuously reviewing the safety of drugs as they are tested in clinical trials and marketed for use. As part of pharmacovigilance, data about the problems caused by treatment with a drug are collected and analyzed. This process helps find ways to prevent adverse events and improve the safety of drugs. Also called PV.",
  "synonyms": [
    "PV"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pharmacovigilance/"
}