Bordeaux Pharmacovigilance Regional Centre, Bordeaux University Hospital (CRPV-Bx)

The Bordeaux Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Drug Information (CRPV-Bx) was created in 1974. On behalf of the French National Agency of Drugs safety,it is the reference center for the former Aquitaine region and the French Overseas Departments. The population covered is about five and a half million people. CRPV-Bx prioritary missions : i) identification of adverse drug reactions effects in its territory and at the Bordeaux University Hospital,ii) medical evaluation of adverse drug reactions and transmission to competent authorities,iii) information of health professionals about medicines risks and appropriate drug use.