INTRODUCTION OF
THE PHARMACOVIGILANCE
DEPARTMENT
Job Description
Our mission is to maintain and improve the credibility of Astellas Group to provide patients with high-quality products with proven efficacy and safety. To this end, we have established and are continuously improving a global pharmacovigilance system to comply with pharmaceutical regulations all over the world, and to promote the development of new medical solutions and the proper use of them to patients after launch .
For the proper use of products and to provide maximum benefits to patients, we manage all safety information, including adverse drug reactions and malfunctions of medical devices, and make reports according to the regulations through development to post-marketing. We also propose safety measures in cooperation with the regulatory authorities, and develop a plan to provide information to users. For global products, we conduct such activities on a global scale in cooperation with the Pharmacovigilance Department in each country. We also maintain business assets by properly carrying out activities for drug reexamination applications.
