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Pharmacovigilance Services in Mexico

Mexico is one of the leading markets for medicinal products and medical devices in Latin America. The Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) and National Pharmacovigilance Center (CNFV) is the pharmacovigilance program that oversees adverse drug reactions (ADR) reporting in Mexico from the ADR reports received from physicians, patients/consumers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and clinical trial conductors. Mexico has a unique pharmacovigilance notification tool called as VigiFlow which allows all the ADR-related data including receiving, processing, and analysis of data to be transferred to the WHO/UMC global database.

As a leading global contender, DDReg understand the significance of patient safety right from clinical trials to post-marketing surveillance of medicinal products. As part of our safety services portfolio for Mexico, we provide end to end pharmacovigilance services in Mexico that include adverse drug reaction reporting, signal detection & management, aggregate report writing, development of customized pharmacovigilance plans/risk management plans in accordance with the local requirements and good pharmacovigilance practices.

DDReg pharmacovigilance Services portfolio include:

ICSR Processing and Submission

  • Triage of initial and follow-up ICSRs, SUSARs
  • Case Processing through E2B(R3) compliant databases and other relevant databases integrated with Drug dictionary (WHO DD) and MedDRA
  • Quality Check, Medical reviews
  • Submission of cases as per agency timelines
  • Maintaining ICSR Processing & tracking sheets
  • Reconciliation process with customers
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  • Drafting, reviewing, and maintaining RMPs and REMS while providing support through submission methods
  • Preparing customized procedures to classify safety risks and deliver tailored risk management strategies
  • Assessment of potential risks and missing information and prepare reports that recommend risk management methods
  • Implementation of supplementary measures, including Post-Authorization Safety Studies (PASS), such as developing academic materials, observational examinations, and targeted follow-up questionnaires
  • Effectively convey risks through labelling means such as Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) and patient information leaflet (PIL)

Aggregate Reports

  • Periodic Benefit-Risk Evaluation Report (PBRERs)
  • Periodic Safety Update Report (PSURs)
  • Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Reports (PADERs)
  • Development Safety Update Reports (DSURs)
  • Annual Safety Reports (ASRs)

Signal Management

  • Identification new safety signals and/or changes in risks concerning a pharmaceutical product from ICSR database, literature, aggregate reports as well as regulatory agency website monitoring.
  • Reviews safety signals for ICSRs, aggregate reports and recommendations by Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC)
  • Performs label update analysis
  • Utilizes a variety of in-house tools and databases for signal detection and tracking signal management processes
  • Provide recommendations from signal assessments which include risk minimization approaches
  • Preparation of Signal Management Tracker, Annual Signal Reports.

QPPV Services

  • Review of PSMF, SDEA agreements, agreements with commercial partners, PV SOPs etc.
  • Review & sign off of Aggregate reports, Signal Reports and RMPs
  • Retainer services for QPPV and Deputy
  • Monthly reconciliation
  • Medical review of Signal detection ; Signal Surveillance Meetings (Quarterly)
  • Monthly Communication report/provision of compliance metrics
  • PV Quality Management System Oversight

PV Audit & Compliance

  • Review Audit and Compliance to applicable PV guidelines, regulations, Safety Data Exchange Agreements (SDEAs), SOPs (standard operating procedures) and work instructions
  • Conduct regular gap assessments of PV staff at site location
  • Optimize well-constructed audit plans as well as mock audits to prepare customer organizations for PV inspections conducted by respective competent authority.
  • Provide organizational training on safety audits and inspections
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