Pharmacovigilance in the European Union

Dr. Michael Kaeding is Professor for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Department of Political Science of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany and holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chair in "Understanding EU Decision Making and Member States´ Compliance with EU Policies".  Julia Schmälter is a research assistant at the Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Department of Political Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen.Christoph Klika is a lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

• Introduction: Background and Methodology • Pharmacovigilance • The EU Pharmacovigilance System • Timely and Correct Transposition of Pharmacovigilance across Member States • Practical Implementation in Six Member States • Challenges and Best Practices in Perspective • Conclusions and Recommendations.