The detection and evaluation of adverse drug reactions is crucial for understanding the safety of medicines and for preventing harm in patients. Not only is it necessary to detect new adverse drug reactions, but the principles and practice of pharmacovigilance apply to the surveillance of a wide range of medicinal products. Stephens' Detection and Evaluation of Adverse Drug Reactions provides a comprehensive review of all aspects of adverse drug reactions throughout the life cycle of a medicine, from toxicology and clinical trials through to pharmacovigilance, risk management, and legal and regulatory requirements. It also covers the safety of biotherapeutics and vaccines and includes new chapters on pharmacogenetics, proactive risk management, societal considerations, and the safety of drugs used in oncology and herbal medicines. This sixth edition of the classic text on drug safety is an authoritative reference text for all those who work in pharmacovigilance or have an interest in adverse drug reactions, whether in regulatory authorities, pharmaceutical companies, or academia. Praise for previous editions "e;This book presents a comprehensive and wide-ranging overview of the science of pharmacovigilance. For those entering or already experienced in the pharmaceutical sciences, this is an essential work. - from a review in E-STREAMS "e;...a key text in the area of pharmacovigilance...extensively referenced and well-written...a valuable resource..."e; - from a review in The Pharmaceutical Journal

The detection and evaluation of adverse drug reactions is crucialfor understanding the safety of medicines and for preventing harmin patients. Not only is it necessary to detect new adverse drugreactions, but the principles and practice of pharmacovigilanceapply to the surveillance of a wide range of medicinal products.Stephens' Detection and Evaluation of Adverse DrugReactions provides a comprehensive review of all aspects ofadverse drug reactions throughout the life cycle of a medicinefrom toxicology and clinical trials through to pharmacovigilancerisk management, and legal and regulatory requirements. It alsocovers the safety of biotherapeutics and vaccines and includes newchapters on pharmacogenetics, proactive risk management, societalconsiderations, and the safety of drugs used in oncology and herbalmedicines.This sixth edition of the classic text on drug safety is anauthoritative reference text for all those who work inpharmacovigilance or have an interest in adverse drug reactionswhether in regulatory authorities, pharmaceutical companies, oracademia.Praise for previous editions"This book presents a comprehensive and wide-ranging overview ofthe science of pharmacovigilance. For those entering or alreadyexperienced in the pharmaceutical sciences, this is an essentialwork." - from a review in E-STREAMS"...a key text in the area of pharmacovigilance...extensivelyreferenced and well-written...a valuable resource..." - from areview in The Pharmaceutical Journal