IT systems supporting the pharmacovigilance

Abstract

The article describes the main assumptions of the pharmacovigilance system, whose effectiveness can be increased through the development of IT systems. Exchange of data within the framework of the Health Care Information System Information Center and the tasks performed by the Integrated Monitoring System of Medicinal Products as instruments building the information society and supporting the prevention of, among others inverted drug distribution chain. The purpose of the article is to describe the current legal status and signal the key legal problems within the subject matter.