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SUMMARY – The Brazilian Pharmacovigilance Program is a project group that acting in fundamental
questions about safety, effectiveness, quality and dr ugs rationality sold in Brazil. The success of this
program depends from the Sentinela Hospitals Project maintenance and health professionals involve-
ment in the voluntary events report related to drugs use. This paper aims to review the conceptual aspects
and historic facts involving Pharmacovigilance. They also addressed some paths that led to the Pharma-
covigilance development in Brazil and in the world. It was demonstrated the need to share the activities
between health authorities, the phar maceutical industry and health professionals. Additionally, some
developments occurred in the UNIFARJ were reported, as well as r esults analysis presented by UFARM
and UNIFARJ.
KEYWORDS – Pharmacovigilance, adverse reactions, health care, voluntary report.
Recebido em 04/3/2008
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) - Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas (IPEC)
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Centro Universitário Augusto Motta (UNISUAM)