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Know the history of pharmacovigilance
From Homer to Hippocrates. The first pharmacovigilance activity, promoted by The Lancet, following the death of Hannah Greener. The Federal Food Drug Cosmetic Act of 1938 and sulphanilamide poisoning. Gastrointestinal haemorrhages from aspirin. The tragedy of thalidomide milestone for spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions. The birth of the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring. The steps of the evolution of Italian rules in pharmacovigilance.
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Note |
| Caputi, De Ponti, Pagliaro | Reazioni avverse a farmaci | Cortina Editore | 2009 | 978-88-6030-278-6 |
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