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Pharmacovigilance & Drug Safety

A compliant, audit-ready pharmacovigilance system across the EU, UK, and US, from PV system design and QPPV support through individual case and aggregate reporting, signal management, and health-authority inspections.

EU GVPUK MHRAFDA 21 CFR 314.80Life Sciences

Governing framework

  • EU GVP

    Modules I-XVI · Reg (EC) 726/2004 · Dir 2001/83/EC

    In effect
  • UK HMR 2012

    Human Medicines Regulations · MHRA guidance

    Post-Brexit
  • 21 CFR 314.80

    US postmarketing safety · 314.81 · 600.80

    In effect
  • ICH E2B / E2C

    E2B(R3) ICSRs · E2C(R2) PSUR / PBRER

    Current
Reporting toEMA / PRACEudraVigilanceMHRA GatewayFDA FAERSFDA ESGMedDRA

What we do

Authorisation is the start of a safety obligation, not the end.

Holders of approved products carry a continuing, non-delegable duty to detect, assess, understand, and report the safety profile of their medicines.

That duty runs completely, accurately, and on time in every market where the product is sold. We help biotechnology and pharmaceutical organisations build and run pharmacovigilance systems that meet EU, UK, and US requirements, and that hold up under inspection.

Whether you are launching a first product, expanding into a new region, or strengthening an established safety function, we provide practical, proportionate support across the full PV lifecycle.

The PV lifecycle

One safety system, end to end.

Surveillance, case management, aggregate reporting, risk management, signal detection, and audit readiness, scaled to your stage and resources.

01 / Detect

Surveillance & intake

  • Case receipt & triage
  • Scientific literature monitoring
  • MedDRA coding

GVP Module VI

02 / Report

Case & aggregate

  • ICSR electronic submission
  • PSUR / PBRER / PADER
  • Expedited 15-day reports

Modules VI & VII

03 / Assess

Signal management

  • Detection & validation
  • Prioritisation & assessment
  • PRAC interactions

GVP Module IX

04 / Mitigate

Risk management

  • Risk Management Plans
  • Additional risk minimisation
  • Effectiveness review

GVP Module V

05 / Prove

Audit & inspection

  • PV system audits & CAPA
  • Mock inspections
  • PSMF readiness

Modules III & IV

Three regimes, one standard of rigour

EU, UK & US, mapped to the controlling rule.

The obligations diverge across markets. We navigate each on its own terms, and keep your system coherent across all three.

GVP · 726/2004

European Union

Compliance with the EU Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 and Directive 2001/83/EC.

PV system & PSMFModule II

Design and maintenance of the pharmacovigilance system and the Pharmacovigilance System Master File.

QPPVEU QPPV

EU Qualified Person Responsible for Pharmacovigilance support, deputies, and back-up arrangements.

ICSR managementModule VI · E2B(R3)

Case intake, assessment, MedDRA coding, and electronic reporting to EudraVigilance.

Aggregate reportingModule VII

Periodic Safety Update Reports (PSURs / PBRERs) and PSUR single assessment (PSUSA).

Signal managementModule IX

Detection, validation, prioritisation, assessment, and EMA / PRAC interactions.

Risk managementModule V

Risk Management Plans (RMPs) and additional risk-minimisation measures.

Literature, audits & CAPAModule IV +

Surveillance of the scientific literature, PV system audits, and corrective and preventive action.

Who we help

From first approval to multi-region scale.

We scale support from interim QPPV cover and a single periodic report through to building a complete, multi-region safety system.

01

Emerging biotech

Preparing for first approval and launch, and standing up a PV function for the first time.

02

Established pharma

Expanding into new regions and extending an existing safety system across borders.

03

Safety functions in transition

Strengthening, remediating, or outsourcing an existing PV function under pressure.

Practical · Proportionate · Inspection-ready

Compliant on paper, and defensible in the room.

We combine hands-on regulatory experience with a compliance-first mindset, so your pharmacovigilance system holds up in front of an EMA, MHRA, or FDA inspector. Every recommendation is mapped to the controlling regulation and sized to your stage and resources.

Mapped

Every recommendation traced to its rule

GVP module, CFR citation, or ICH reference: never advice without a source.

Proportionate

Sized to your stage

Interim cover, a single report, or a full multi-region build, scoped to your resources.

Defensible

Built for the inspection you will face

Mock inspections and 483-response strategy drawing on direct health-authority experience.

Specialists in this area

Bring us your product, your programme, or your next inspection.

Tell us about your product or programme and we will come back to you promptly.