2009/03/28

Causality Assesment

While initially a suspect, the reporting of adverse reaction must go through an analysis of causality. 

The World Health Organization recommends that the analysis of causality follow certain patterns. In its official website http://www.who-umc.org/DynPage.aspx?id=22682, there are general guidelines to determine if a suspected adverse reaction is related to drug use.

Therefore, a suspected adverse reaction can be:
  • CERTAIN
  • PROBABLE/ LIKELY
  • POSSIBLE
  • UNLIKELY
  • CONDITIONAL/ UNCLASSIFIED
  • UNASSESSIBLE/ UNCLASSIFIABLE
Uppsala Monitoring Centre

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