Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What is the best drug regulation system?
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Pharmacovigilance

Proponents argue that a regulator learns most about a medicine after it is licensed, when it meets a population far larger and more varied than any trial, so the system should be built to collect and act on reports of harm in ordinary use.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. A trial population is too small and too selective to show uncommon harms
  2. A licensing decision made under uncertainty has to remain revisable