Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee within the European Medicines Agency

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The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee within the European Medicines Agency is an expert body responsible for evaluating and monitoring the safety of medicines across the European Union and providing recommendations on managing and communicating medicine-related risks.

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instanceOf pharmacovigilance committee
regulatory body
scientific committee
abbreviation PRAC
composedOf healthcare professional representatives
patient representatives
pharmacovigilance experts
representatives of EU Member States
country European Union
field drug safety
pharmacovigilance
public health
regulatory science
goal protect public health by ensuring safe use of medicines in the EU
hasRole advise on post-authorisation safety studies
advise other EMA committees on safety issues
assess pharmacovigilance data
assess risk management systems
assess signals of new or changing safety issues
conduct safety referrals
contribute to communication of safety information to the public
coordinate EU pharmacovigilance activities
evaluate safety of human medicines
monitor safety of medicines in the EU
provide recommendations on risk communication
provide recommendations on risk minimisation measures
review periodic safety update reports
review risk management plans
support benefit–risk assessment of medicines
headquartersLocation Amsterdam
Netherlands
inception 2012
jurisdiction European Economic Area
European Union
language English
legalBasis Directive 2001/83/EC
EU pharmacovigilance legislation
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
pharmacovigilance legislation adopted in 2010
meetsFrequency monthly
parentOrganization European Medicines Agency
partOf European Medicines Agency
replaces Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee
surface form: Pharmacovigilance Working Party of the CHMP
scope centrally authorised medicines
nationally authorised medicines
website https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/committees/pharmacovigilance-risk-assessment-committee-prac
worksWith Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
Coordination Group for Mutual Recognition and Decentralised Procedures – Human
national competent authorities in EU Member States

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Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 establishes Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee within the European Medicines Agency
CAT worksWith Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee within the European Medicines Agency
subject surface form: Committee for Advanced Therapies
this entity surface form: Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee