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== What this feature is == | == What this feature is == | ||
The reader-experience report is a way for you to tell us what you experienced when taking a medicine | The reader-experience report is a way for you to tell us what you experienced when taking a medicine (positive, negative, or neutral). We use these reports to understand how Pharmacopedia readers describe their experiences, to flag topics that may deserve more editorial attention on the page, and (once enough reports accumulate) to surface anonymized aggregate patterns in the Patient perspective layer. | ||
Reports are voluntary. You are never required to submit one. Submitting a report does not give Pharmacopedia or any affiliated party access to your medical records or any data beyond what you type. | Reports are voluntary. You are never required to submit one. Submitting a report does not give Pharmacopedia or any affiliated party access to your medical records or any data beyond what you type. | ||
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'''For immediate danger:''' Call 911 or your local emergency services. Do not delay for any other step. | '''For immediate danger:''' Call 911 or your local emergency services. Do not delay for any other step. | ||
'''For poison exposure or overdose:''' Contact Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 (US). Online chat also available at www.poison.org. | '''For poison exposure or overdose:''' Contact Poison Control: 1-800-222-1222 (US). Online chat also available at [https://www.poison.org www.poison.org]. | ||
'''To file an official adverse event report:''' | '''To file an official adverse event report:''' | ||
* '''United States:''' FDA MedWatch | * '''United States:''' FDA MedWatch: [https://www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch www.fda.gov/safety/medwatch]. Consumers and clinicians can file. MedWatch forms are free and available online. | ||
* '''Canada:''' Health Canada MedEffect -- www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/medeffect-canada.html | * '''Canada:''' Health Canada MedEffect: [https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/medeffect-canada.html www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/medeffect-canada.html] | ||
* '''United Kingdom:''' MHRA Yellow Card | * '''United Kingdom:''' MHRA Yellow Card: [https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk] | ||
* '''European Union:''' EudraVigilance (for professionals) or the national competent authority for your country | * '''European Union:''' EudraVigilance (for professionals) or the national competent authority for your country | ||
* '''Australia:''' TGA Adverse Event Management System -- www.tga.gov.au/reporting-adverse-events | * '''Australia:''' TGA Adverse Event Management System: [https://www.tga.gov.au/reporting-adverse-events www.tga.gov.au/reporting-adverse-events] | ||
These programs exist so that regulators can detect safety signals across large populations. Pharmacopedia is reference and reader-experience; official pharmacovigilance belongs with the programs above. | These programs exist so that regulators can detect safety signals across large populations. Pharmacopedia is reference and reader-experience; official pharmacovigilance belongs with the programs above. | ||