Veterinary PV

A pharmacovigilance system built for human medicines does not become a veterinary one just by changing the species field

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Regulation (EU) 2019/6 shares its foundations with human GVP, but diverges on the details that actually matter: species-specific reactions, safety for non-target animals and the people handling the product, environmental impact, and for food-producing animals, Maximum Residue Limits.

A PV system adapted from human pharmacovigilance is structurally built to miss these points, and the gap shows up first in the PSMF-v and in EVVet reporting. We build the VGVP structure the regulation actually requires: PSMF-v documentation, EVVet reporting, and benefit-risk assessments defined around animal health from the start.

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From the Trenches

Common Challenges we Solve

The Challenge

VGVP System Design

A PV system inherited from a human medicines programme is not built to capture species-specific reactions, safety signals in non-target animals, or human exposure from handling the product. These categories exist in Regulation 2019/6 but have no home in a standard human GVP process.

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The Solution

A VGVP system designed around the categories the regulation actually tracks, with species-specific reaction coding and non-target animal and human exposure reporting built into intake from day one.

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The Challenge

PSMF-v & EVVet Reporting

The Pharmacovigilance System Master File for Veterinary use and EudraVigilance Veterinary reporting follow their own structure and timelines, distinct from the human PSMF and EudraVigilance. A document built around the human version rarely holds up against what an inspector expects to see in a veterinary file.

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The Solution

A PSMF-v built directly around VGVP requirements, with adverse event data mapped and tested against EVVet reporting standards before the first real submission.

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The Challenge

Food Safety & Benefit-Risk for Food-Producing Animals

For food-producing species, a benefit-risk assessment has to account for Maximum Residue Limits, herd management practice, and the food safety chain, on top of the individual animal outcomes a human-style assessment is built around.

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The Solution

Benefit-risk assessments that weigh MRLs, herd-level outcomes, and food safety alongside individual animal safety, structured to hold up under a VGVP-focused inspection.

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Pharmacovigilance

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Medical Information

Cosmetovigilance

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Building Your Commercial-Ready PV System:

While the principles of safety monitoring are universal, their application in specialized markets like animal health and cosmetics demands specific expertise.

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