Medicines Risk Management Department, Infarmed

The Medicines Risk Management Department (DGRM) a part of INFARMED – the National Authority of Medicines and Health Products,I.P. and is a Unit responsible for ensuring the coordination of the National Pharmacovigilance System.It is responsible for the central processing and assessment of adverse drug reactions reports,and for managing all the information and measures regarding post-marketing safety of medicines in Portugal.It is also responsible for insuring PRAC’s national representation and work-share,taking an active part to insure the correct functioning of the European Pharmacovigilance System.This Unit is also taking a more proactive role in the scientific liaison of the Portuguese Pharmacovigilance Centers,aiming at making more frequent and visible the national scientific production on pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiological safety studies.