DRUG SURVEILLANCE IN FRANCE AND SPAIN - C OMPARISON OF SPONTANEOUS REPORTING IN 2 REGIONAL CENTERS

This report compares the drug surveillance systems in France and Spain . The Spanish causality assessment method is explained. The Spanish an d French drug surveillance systems are rather similar, but with some v ariations in the data analysis and differences between causality algor ithms used. Spontaneous reporting in two drug surveillance centres, Aq uitaine (Bordeaux, France) and in the Spanish Basque Country (SEC) (ty pe of reports, reporting form) is compared. Reports received by the tw o centres during the year 1992 are presented. The SEC Centre has recei ved more reports and differences in the source and type of effects wer e observed.