Pharmacovigilance Insights: Addressing Drug Misuse and Enhancing Drug Safety
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pharmacovigilance; drug safety; adverse drug reactions
Interests: design of bioactive compounds; chemical synthesis; biological evaluation; compounds with medicinal and pharmaceutical interests
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Dear Colleagues,
The evolution of pharmacovigilance is increasingly challenged by phenomena such as drug misuse, off-label use and medication errors, all of which can be linked to underlying pharmacological mechanisms. These issues not only pose a significant risk to patient safety but also emphasise the importance of understanding how pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic factors contribute to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and treatment failures. This Special Issue, entitled “Insights into Pharmacovigilance: Addressing Drug Misuse and Enhancing Drug Safety”, seeks contributions that explore the pharmacological basis of drug safety issues and propose mechanism-based approaches to improve pharmacovigilance systems. We invite original research articles and systematic reviews that go beyond observational data to investigate molecular targets, receptor interactions, metabolic pathways, drug–drug interactions or genetic polymorphisms that may affect drug safety.By linking pharmacological insights with regulatory and clinical perspectives, this Special Issue aims to provide a science-based framework for the optimisation of post-market surveillance and the advancement of drug safety science.
Dr. Cristina Sofia De Jesus Monteiro
Dr. Samuel Martins Silvestre
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- adverse drug reaction
- pharmacovigilance
- drug safety
- signal detection
- risk management
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