Uppsala Monitoring Centre
@umc-pv.bsky.social
UMC promotes the safer use of medicines and vaccines for everyone everywhere. We operate the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring.
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👩🔬 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🔬
#WomenInScience play a vital role in advancing scientific discovery, technology, and innovation. Discover why Anna, Bushra, and Valentina enjoy working in their scientific fields at UMC in the photos below👇
#EveryVoiceInScience #IDWGS
#WomenInScience play a vital role in advancing scientific discovery, technology, and innovation. Discover why Anna, Bushra, and Valentina enjoy working in their scientific fields at UMC in the photos below👇
#EveryVoiceInScience #IDWGS
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
👩🔬 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🔬
#WomenInScience play a vital role in advancing scientific discovery, technology, and innovation. Discover why Anna, Bushra, and Valentina enjoy working in their scientific fields at UMC in the photos below👇
#EveryVoiceInScience #IDWGS
#WomenInScience play a vital role in advancing scientific discovery, technology, and innovation. Discover why Anna, Bushra, and Valentina enjoy working in their scientific fields at UMC in the photos below👇
#EveryVoiceInScience #IDWGS
💊 Mixing medications
Taking prenatal vitamins, supplements, and prescribed medications together can cause unexpected reactions.
Taking prenatal vitamins, supplements, and prescribed medications together can cause unexpected reactions.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
💊 Mixing medications
Taking prenatal vitamins, supplements, and prescribed medications together can cause unexpected reactions.
Taking prenatal vitamins, supplements, and prescribed medications together can cause unexpected reactions.
💊 Physical changes
Changes in the body during pregnancy can affect how medications are processed, leading to incorrect dosages.
Changes in the body during pregnancy can affect how medications are processed, leading to incorrect dosages.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
💊 Physical changes
Changes in the body during pregnancy can affect how medications are processed, leading to incorrect dosages.
Changes in the body during pregnancy can affect how medications are processed, leading to incorrect dosages.
💊 Harm to the unborn baby
Some medications can cause birth defects or developmental issues in the foetus.
Some medications can cause birth defects or developmental issues in the foetus.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
💊 Harm to the unborn baby
Some medications can cause birth defects or developmental issues in the foetus.
Some medications can cause birth defects or developmental issues in the foetus.
Pregnant patients are especially vulnerable to #MedicationErrors due to the potential impact on the patient's health and unborn baby.
Learn more about the factors impacting pregnant patients in the thread below👇 and read our #DeepDive for more 👉 ow.ly/F4q150W5qYF
Learn more about the factors impacting pregnant patients in the thread below👇 and read our #DeepDive for more 👉 ow.ly/F4q150W5qYF
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Pregnant patients are especially vulnerable to #MedicationErrors due to the potential impact on the patient's health and unborn baby.
Learn more about the factors impacting pregnant patients in the thread below👇 and read our #DeepDive for more 👉 ow.ly/F4q150W5qYF
Learn more about the factors impacting pregnant patients in the thread below👇 and read our #DeepDive for more 👉 ow.ly/F4q150W5qYF
🎥 Malawi has been a member of the @who.int PIDM since 2016.
Anderson Ndalama shares how #VigiFlow and #VigiMobile have strengthened vaccine safety reporting, improved efficiency, and fostered stronger collaboration between health agencies in the film below👇
Anderson Ndalama shares how #VigiFlow and #VigiMobile have strengthened vaccine safety reporting, improved efficiency, and fostered stronger collaboration between health agencies in the film below👇
The WHO PIDM in Focus - Malawi
YouTube video by Uppsala Monitoring Centre
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February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
🎥 Malawi has been a member of the @who.int PIDM since 2016.
Anderson Ndalama shares how #VigiFlow and #VigiMobile have strengthened vaccine safety reporting, improved efficiency, and fostered stronger collaboration between health agencies in the film below👇
Anderson Ndalama shares how #VigiFlow and #VigiMobile have strengthened vaccine safety reporting, improved efficiency, and fostered stronger collaboration between health agencies in the film below👇
From bandages to pacemakers, medical devices play a vital role in modern healthcare and in the daily lives of patients.
In this two-part episode of #DrugSafetyMatters, Omar Aimer, breaks down medical device vigilance.
Listen up 🎧 ow.ly/M36I50Y8JKZ
#pharmacovigilance #MedicalDevices
In this two-part episode of #DrugSafetyMatters, Omar Aimer, breaks down medical device vigilance.
Listen up 🎧 ow.ly/M36I50Y8JKZ
#pharmacovigilance #MedicalDevices
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
From bandages to pacemakers, medical devices play a vital role in modern healthcare and in the daily lives of patients.
In this two-part episode of #DrugSafetyMatters, Omar Aimer, breaks down medical device vigilance.
Listen up 🎧 ow.ly/M36I50Y8JKZ
#pharmacovigilance #MedicalDevices
In this two-part episode of #DrugSafetyMatters, Omar Aimer, breaks down medical device vigilance.
Listen up 🎧 ow.ly/M36I50Y8JKZ
#pharmacovigilance #MedicalDevices
As more young people turn to social media for health advice, introducing regular education on medication safety in schools could help address gaps in #HealthLiteracy and raise public awareness.
Learn more in #UppsalaReports at the link below👇
Learn more in #UppsalaReports at the link below👇
What if medication safety were a school subject?
As younger generations look to social media for guidance, both medical and otherwise, should health literacy became a part of the school curriculum?
uppsalareports.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
As more young people turn to social media for health advice, introducing regular education on medication safety in schools could help address gaps in #HealthLiteracy and raise public awareness.
Learn more in #UppsalaReports at the link below👇
Learn more in #UppsalaReports at the link below👇
A recent report by Michele Fusaroli, Joseph Mitchell, Annette Rudolph, Elena Rocco, and Riccardo Fusaroli, explores the cautious integration of directed acyclic graphs into disproportionality analyses to help synthesise evidence, map biases, and support more qualified causal hypotheses:
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
A recent report by Michele Fusaroli, Joseph Mitchell, Annette Rudolph, Elena Rocco, and Riccardo Fusaroli, explores the cautious integration of directed acyclic graphs into disproportionality analyses to help synthesise evidence, map biases, and support more qualified causal hypotheses:
🔎 Monitoring
Patients risk being harmed if adverse effects are not detected, or necessary adjustments to the treatment are not made.
Patients risk being harmed if adverse effects are not detected, or necessary adjustments to the treatment are not made.
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
🔎 Monitoring
Patients risk being harmed if adverse effects are not detected, or necessary adjustments to the treatment are not made.
Patients risk being harmed if adverse effects are not detected, or necessary adjustments to the treatment are not made.
❄️ Storage
Medications can become less effective or unsafe if they are not stored correctly. This includes keeping them at the right temperature.
Medications can become less effective or unsafe if they are not stored correctly. This includes keeping them at the right temperature.
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
❄️ Storage
Medications can become less effective or unsafe if they are not stored correctly. This includes keeping them at the right temperature.
Medications can become less effective or unsafe if they are not stored correctly. This includes keeping them at the right temperature.
💊 Administering
Errors can occur when the medication is given to the patient, such as administering it at the wrong time or via the wrong route.
Errors can occur when the medication is given to the patient, such as administering it at the wrong time or via the wrong route.
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
💊 Administering
Errors can occur when the medication is given to the patient, such as administering it at the wrong time or via the wrong route.
Errors can occur when the medication is given to the patient, such as administering it at the wrong time or via the wrong route.
🫴 Dispensing
Mistakes can happen during the preparation and dispensing of medications, such as providing the wrong medication or incorrect dosage.
Mistakes can happen during the preparation and dispensing of medications, such as providing the wrong medication or incorrect dosage.
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
🫴 Dispensing
Mistakes can happen during the preparation and dispensing of medications, such as providing the wrong medication or incorrect dosage.
Mistakes can happen during the preparation and dispensing of medications, such as providing the wrong medication or incorrect dosage.
✍️ Prescribing
Errors occur when the wrong medication is prescribed, or when the correct medication is prescribed with the wrong dose, route, frequency, or duration.
Errors occur when the wrong medication is prescribed, or when the correct medication is prescribed with the wrong dose, route, frequency, or duration.
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
✍️ Prescribing
Errors occur when the wrong medication is prescribed, or when the correct medication is prescribed with the wrong dose, route, frequency, or duration.
Errors occur when the wrong medication is prescribed, or when the correct medication is prescribed with the wrong dose, route, frequency, or duration.
The @who.int has found that at least 1 in 20 patients (5%) experience preventable medication-related harm globally. Understanding the critical stages where medication errors occur is essential to preventing avoidable harm.
Learn more about the critical stages in the thread below👇
Learn more about the critical stages in the thread below👇
January 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The @who.int has found that at least 1 in 20 patients (5%) experience preventable medication-related harm globally. Understanding the critical stages where medication errors occur is essential to preventing avoidable harm.
Learn more about the critical stages in the thread below👇
Learn more about the critical stages in the thread below👇
What is your vision for #MedSafetyWeek?
First-time participants Vietnam🇻🇳 and Mozambique🇲🇿 tell us why they decided to join the campaign and where they envision their pharmacovigilance communications initiatives heading in the future.
More in #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/FttZ50XTVG5
First-time participants Vietnam🇻🇳 and Mozambique🇲🇿 tell us why they decided to join the campaign and where they envision their pharmacovigilance communications initiatives heading in the future.
More in #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/FttZ50XTVG5
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
What is your vision for #MedSafetyWeek?
First-time participants Vietnam🇻🇳 and Mozambique🇲🇿 tell us why they decided to join the campaign and where they envision their pharmacovigilance communications initiatives heading in the future.
More in #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/FttZ50XTVG5
First-time participants Vietnam🇻🇳 and Mozambique🇲🇿 tell us why they decided to join the campaign and where they envision their pharmacovigilance communications initiatives heading in the future.
More in #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/FttZ50XTVG5
🎧 Catch up on recent #DrugSafetyMatters episodes and stay informed about some of the most pressing issues in the world of medicines safety. Our latest episodes explore:
🌐 The WHO Global Smart PV Strategy
🤖 #AI in pharmacovigilance
👧🏻 Paediatric PV
Tune in 👉 https://www.drugsafetymatterspod.org
🌐 The WHO Global Smart PV Strategy
🤖 #AI in pharmacovigilance
👧🏻 Paediatric PV
Tune in 👉 https://www.drugsafetymatterspod.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🎧 Catch up on recent #DrugSafetyMatters episodes and stay informed about some of the most pressing issues in the world of medicines safety. Our latest episodes explore:
🌐 The WHO Global Smart PV Strategy
🤖 #AI in pharmacovigilance
👧🏻 Paediatric PV
Tune in 👉 https://www.drugsafetymatterspod.org
🌐 The WHO Global Smart PV Strategy
🤖 #AI in pharmacovigilance
👧🏻 Paediatric PV
Tune in 👉 https://www.drugsafetymatterspod.org
📚 New release – Version 9 of the #CIOMS Glossary of ICH Terms and definitions is now available. The glossary includes terms & definitions in the guidelines of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use.
Download your copy below👇
Download your copy below👇
Glossary of ICH terms and definitions • COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Version 9, 9th December 2025 -- This glossary combines the terms and definitions included in the guidelines of the International Council for Harmonisation
cioms.ch
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📚 New release – Version 9 of the #CIOMS Glossary of ICH Terms and definitions is now available. The glossary includes terms & definitions in the guidelines of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use.
Download your copy below👇
Download your copy below👇
What makes a successful #MedSafetyWeek campaign?
Mitul Jadeja of @mhragovuk.bsky.social has played a key role in MSW from the start. He shares his tips for campaign management, stakeholder collaboration, reaching target audiences, and more in #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/h3Co50XTYIS
Mitul Jadeja of @mhragovuk.bsky.social has played a key role in MSW from the start. He shares his tips for campaign management, stakeholder collaboration, reaching target audiences, and more in #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/h3Co50XTYIS
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
What makes a successful #MedSafetyWeek campaign?
Mitul Jadeja of @mhragovuk.bsky.social has played a key role in MSW from the start. He shares his tips for campaign management, stakeholder collaboration, reaching target audiences, and more in #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/h3Co50XTYIS
Mitul Jadeja of @mhragovuk.bsky.social has played a key role in MSW from the start. He shares his tips for campaign management, stakeholder collaboration, reaching target audiences, and more in #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/h3Co50XTYIS
🎥 #VigiFlow combines national oversight with decentralised reporting to strengthen the safety surveillance of medicines and vaccines in Brazil🇧🇷.
Learn how @anvisaoficial.bsky.social and local stakeholders are fostering a culture of #PatientSafety in a new 'WHO PIDM in Focus' film👇
Learn how @anvisaoficial.bsky.social and local stakeholders are fostering a culture of #PatientSafety in a new 'WHO PIDM in Focus' film👇
The WHO PIDM in Focus – Brazil
YouTube video by Uppsala Monitoring Centre
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 9:02 AM
🎥 #VigiFlow combines national oversight with decentralised reporting to strengthen the safety surveillance of medicines and vaccines in Brazil🇧🇷.
Learn how @anvisaoficial.bsky.social and local stakeholders are fostering a culture of #PatientSafety in a new 'WHO PIDM in Focus' film👇
Learn how @anvisaoficial.bsky.social and local stakeholders are fostering a culture of #PatientSafety in a new 'WHO PIDM in Focus' film👇
Join UMC’s Niklas Norén and Eva-Lisa Meldau next month at #ISoPBasel2026🇨🇭 to learn more about emerging #AI technologies and human expertise in #pharmacovigilance, including trusted use of AI, case processing, and #LLMs.
📆 16–17 February 2026
Register today 👉 https://ow.ly/15gq50XWGFX
📆 16–17 February 2026
Register today 👉 https://ow.ly/15gq50XWGFX
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Join UMC’s Niklas Norén and Eva-Lisa Meldau next month at #ISoPBasel2026🇨🇭 to learn more about emerging #AI technologies and human expertise in #pharmacovigilance, including trusted use of AI, case processing, and #LLMs.
📆 16–17 February 2026
Register today 👉 https://ow.ly/15gq50XWGFX
📆 16–17 February 2026
Register today 👉 https://ow.ly/15gq50XWGFX
Underreporting in #pharmacovigilance remains a persistent global challenge.
Learn how a multi-modal approach is essential to breaking down barriers and addressing the complex web of factors driving underreporting in the latest print issue of #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/kEv050XSTmK
Learn how a multi-modal approach is essential to breaking down barriers and addressing the complex web of factors driving underreporting in the latest print issue of #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/kEv050XSTmK
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Underreporting in #pharmacovigilance remains a persistent global challenge.
Learn how a multi-modal approach is essential to breaking down barriers and addressing the complex web of factors driving underreporting in the latest print issue of #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/kEv050XSTmK
Learn how a multi-modal approach is essential to breaking down barriers and addressing the complex web of factors driving underreporting in the latest print issue of #UppsalaReports 👉 https://ow.ly/kEv050XSTmK
🎥 How is #VigiFlow shaping pharmacovigilance across the WHO PIDM?
Manal Younus and Jaber Jaber share how they're utilising VigiFlow and connected applications to monitor the safety of medicines and vaccines in Iraq🇮🇶 and Jordan🇯🇴.
Watch the film below for more👇
Manal Younus and Jaber Jaber share how they're utilising VigiFlow and connected applications to monitor the safety of medicines and vaccines in Iraq🇮🇶 and Jordan🇯🇴.
Watch the film below for more👇
The WHO PIDM in Focus - Iraq & Jordan
YouTube video by Uppsala Monitoring Centre
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:02 AM
🎥 How is #VigiFlow shaping pharmacovigilance across the WHO PIDM?
Manal Younus and Jaber Jaber share how they're utilising VigiFlow and connected applications to monitor the safety of medicines and vaccines in Iraq🇮🇶 and Jordan🇯🇴.
Watch the film below for more👇
Manal Younus and Jaber Jaber share how they're utilising VigiFlow and connected applications to monitor the safety of medicines and vaccines in Iraq🇮🇶 and Jordan🇯🇴.
Watch the film below for more👇
👦🏽 Administration errors
Errors can happen when giving medicine, such as when a liquid dose isn’t measured accurately or when a child doesn’t receive the full amount.
Errors can happen when giving medicine, such as when a liquid dose isn’t measured accurately or when a child doesn’t receive the full amount.
January 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
👦🏽 Administration errors
Errors can happen when giving medicine, such as when a liquid dose isn’t measured accurately or when a child doesn’t receive the full amount.
Errors can happen when giving medicine, such as when a liquid dose isn’t measured accurately or when a child doesn’t receive the full amount.