What did the drug safety community achieve in 2023 and how will the field develop in 2024? As the year comes to a close, we asked Angela Caro, president of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP), to walk us through current and future trends in pharmacovigilance.

Tune in to find out:

• Why patient engagement is a growing priority
• What challenges exist in the Latin American region
• Which topics will be in the spotlight next year

Want to know more?

ISoP is a non-profit society open to anyone with an interest in pharmacovigilance.

Through 14 chapters and 13 special interest groups, the society works to enhance the safe and proper use of medicines across countries.

Their latest annual meeting took place in Bali, Indonesia in November 2023, while the next one will take place in Montreal, Canada in October 2024.

To learn more about ISoP’s activities in patient engagement and pharmacogenomics, listen to these episodes from the Drug Safety Matters archive:

• Empowering patients as partners
• Tailoring drug therapy to your genes

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