Main description:

Veterinary Pharmacovigilance: Adverse Reactions to Veterinary Medicinal Products is an in-depth examination of veterinary pharmacovigilance, looking at the scientific methodologies involved, the role of regulatory agencies and legislation, and the underpinning science. Edited by a renowned expert with over 20 years of experience in the field, it draws together the expertise of authors from around the world.

Contents:

Introduction. D Skilton. 1. Elements of Veterinary Pharmacovigilance. K N Woodward. 2. Veterinary Pharmacovigilance in the European Union. K N Woodward. 3. Pharmacovigilance and the European Medicines Agency: Conduct of Pharmacovigilance Activities. K Grein. 4. Veterinary Pharmacovigilance in France. G Keck and X Pineau. 5. Pharmacovigilance in Germany. C Ibrahim and A Wilke. 6. Veterinary Pharmacovigilance: the UK Experience. K N Woodward. 7. Veterinary Adverse Drug Reporting in the United States, Australia and Canada. K N Woodward. 8. Veterinary Pharmacovigilance: A South African Perspective. V Naidoo. 9. Pharmacovigilance Inspections in the European Union. K N Woodward and C Evans. 10. Essential Elements of Veterinary Pharmacovigilance and the Role and Duties of the Qualified Person. B Cornez. 11. Veterinary Pharmacovigilance in an Industry Setting: The EU. M O'Gorman. 12. Pharmacovigilance in the US: Industry Perspective. T M Hodge. 13. Practical Veterinary Pharmacovigilance. D O'Rourke. 14. Preclinical Safety Testing and Assessment of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacovigilance. K N Woodward. 15. Safety Assessment of Veterinary Vaccines. M J Francis. 16. Microbiological Assessment of Veterinary Medicinal Products and Potential Adverse Effects. P Silley. 17. Adverse Effects of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Products in Animals. K N Woodward. 18. Adverse Drug Reactions in Dogs: Toxic Hepatic Responses. K N Woodward. 19. Adverse Reactions to Vaccines. K N Woodward and L Toon. 20. Adverse Reactions in Humans Following Exposure to Veterinary Drugs. K N Woodward. 21. Medicines Used to Control and Treat External Parasites of Sheep: Toxicology and The Phenomenon of Reported Adverse Human Responses to Organophosphorus Sheep Dips. T C Marrs and P Edwards. 22. User Safety Assessment of Veterinary Medicinal Products. K N Woodward. 23. Maximum Residue Limits. K N Woodward. 24. Determination of Withdrawal Periods for Pharmaceutical Products Used in Food Animals. R C Parker. 25. Surveillance for Veterinary Residues. K N Woodward. 26. Adverse Environmental Effects and Veterinary Medicinal Products. A Tait. 27. Causality in Pharmacovigilance and Expectedness of Adverse Reactions. K N Woodward. 28. Quantitative Aspects of Veterinary Pharmacovigilance. K N Woodward. 29. Veterinary Adverse Reactions and Crisis Management. K N Woodward. 30. The Role of Veterinary Pharmacovigilance in Risk Analysis and the Influence of Risk Perception on Veterinary Pharmacovigilance. H P A Illing. 31. The Role of Quality Assurance in Veterinary Pharmacovigilance. R Visanji and H Politis-Norton. 32. Concordance Between Results from Animal Toxicology Studies and Adverse Reactions in Animals. K N Woodward