Is it safe to outsource safety?
GRAEME LADDS
PharSafer Associates
29 Frederick Sanger Road
Guildford, Surrey GU2 7YD
United Kingdom
Abstract
The need to be compliant for theincreasing pharmacovigilanceactivities Companies are having to perform can mean thatthere is a lot of expense in setting up a sophisticatedapproach to Drug Safety which may not provide the mostcost-effective or compliant system. The article discusses thepros and cons of conducting pharmacovigilance andmedical information services by outsourcing rather than tryingto buy in-house expertise and the points to consider in terms ofwhen to bring the function in-house – if at all.
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