Published: 1 November 2021

Safety Information

#MedSafetyWeek 2021

MedsafetyWeek

From 1 to 7 November 2021, 64 medicine regulators and their stakeholders across the world are getting together to ecourage the reporting of suspected side effects following vaccination.

Read the Media Statement. Help make vaccines better for everyone by reporting suspected side effects.

Watch out for our tweets, join the conversation, and help us spread the word #MedSafetyWeek.


At the park

Been vaccinated but not feeling well? It might be a side effect. Make sure to report it to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM). Together we can make vaccines better for everyone.

Did you know you should always report suspected side effects that you or someone you care for experiences after a COVID-19 vaccination? Your report adds to the safety information available for vaccines. Help us to keep using vaccines in the best way. Online reporting is easiest.

Do you suspect your patient may be experiencing a side effect after receiving a vaccine? By reporting suspected side effects to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM), you help us learn more about the benefits and risks of vaccines – so we can all make better informed decisions. Always #ReportSideEffects to CARM.


At the doctor

Do you suspect your patient may be experiencing a side effect after receiving a vaccine? By reporting it to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM), you help us learn more about the benefits and risks of that vaccine. Always #ReportSideEffects to CARM.

Reports from healthcare professionals about COVID-19 vaccines help us monitor their safety and detect new information. If you see or are told about a suspected side effect in a patient, always report it to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM). When reporting, make sure to include the brand and batch number. Working together we can make vaccines better for everyone!

All vaccines are monitored for safety. This includes assessing reports from patients and healthcare professionals about suspected side effects. Always report to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM).


The pharmacovigilance process

Vaccines are the best way to protect individuals against infectious diseases. Like with all medicines, side effects can happen. By reporting these, you help us to monitor the safety of vaccines. Always report to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM).

Most common side effects go away within a few days and are not serious. If you’re experiencing an unexpected side effect, speak to your healthcare professional and remember to report it to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM).

Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent infectious diseases and they save millions of lives worldwide. We continuously monitor their safety. This includes assessing reports about suspected side effects. For more information, visit the Medsafe website.


#MedSafetyWeek 2020

From 2 to 8 November 2020, 75 medicine regulators and their stakeholders across the world are taking part in a social media campaign to raise awareness about the importance of reporting suspected side effects from medicines.

The theme for 2020 is 'every report counts' and can help others in future. This #MedSafetyWeek patients and carers, as well as healthcare professionals and their organisations are called upon to report side effects from medicines and are advised not to wait for someone else to report their suspicions.

Read the media statement 'Every report counts' - a call to healthcare professionals and the public to report suspected side effects this #MedSafetyWeek: 2-8 November 2020.

Did you watch out for our tweets, join the conversation, and help us spread the word #MedSafetyWeek?


#MedSafetyWeek 2019

From 25 to 29 November 2019, 57 medicine regulators across the world took part in a social media campaign to raise awareness of medicine side effects and the importance of reporting them.

The theme for 2019 was polypharmacy. Reporting side effects helps protect patients when taking multiple medicines.

Read the media statement Taking multiple medicines? Support the health care system by reporting suspected side effects this #MedSafetyWeek.

Did you watch out for our tweets, join the conversation, or help us spread the word #MedSafetyWeek?


Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Awareness Week 2018

From 19 to 23 November, 32 medicines regulators around the globe joined forces to encourage reporting side effects to medicines in children and pregnancy.

The theme for 2018 was to help make medicines safer by reporting suspected side effects in children and during pregnancy.

Read the media statement 'Help make medicines safer: report suspected side effects in children and during pregnancy'.

Did you watch out for our tweets, join the conversation, or help us spread the word? #medsafetyweek

Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Awareness Week 2017

The Uppsala Monitoring Centre in Sweden teamed up with medicine regulatory authorities in 27 countries to launch a social media awareness campaign on the importance of reporting adverse drug reactions.

Read more abouth this social media campaign

Thank you to the 'Uppsala Monitoring Centre, Uppsala Reports 78' for this article.

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