Your case goes on the record
Your regulator keeps your report, with a date.
Keep any reference number you get. You can show it to your doctor.
#MedSafetyWeek
Let’s makePFS, PSSD and PASimpossible to ignore.
Report your side effects to your regulator this week, 2 to 8 November.
Free · About 10 to 15 minutes · No diagnosis needed in most countries
A joint campaign by
Hazell and Shakir, Drug Safety, 2006 · Read on PubMed ↗
3 reasons your report matters
This week, regulators and safety centres in 129 countries are asking patients to report side effects. Uppsala Monitoring Centre (WHO), 2026 · Read on who-umc.org ↗
It gets harder to doubt you
What doctors are told about a medicine comes partly from reports.
When few people report, a problem looks rare, and patients are doubted.
It can lead to research
Reports are one way regulators spot a problem. They can then ask the maker of a medicine for more studies.
Research is the road to treatments, but nobody can promise when.
EMA, signal management · Read on ema.europa.eu ↗
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We guide you step by step. Your report goes straight to your national regulator.
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#MedSafetyWeek · Free live webinar
Webinar: learn how to report your side effects
Saturday 7 November, 14:00 UK
A live walkthrough on Zoom, free to join.
- How to fill in the form, field by field
- Which symptoms to include, and how to word them
- The exact MedDRA codes to use
Who is behind this
How to report your side effects
Do I need a diagnosis?
No. In most countries you can report without one. You report what you experienced, and the guide tells you what your country asks for.
How long does it take?
About 10 to 15 minutes. The guide takes you through it step by step and explains what each question asks for.
What happens to my report?
It goes straight to your national medicines regulator. Regulators use reports to spot safety problems, and every report adds to the pattern they see.
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