The following legal obligations apply to holders of UK marketing authorisations (MA). These include those that cover the whole of the UK, or are specific to Northern Ireland or to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), including Great Britain MAs granted to allow unfettered access from Northern Ireland.
- To operate a pharmacovigilance system for UK authorised products
- To have an appropriately qualified person responsible for pharmacovigilance (QPPV) that resides and operates anywhere in the UK or in the EU/EEA and is responsible for the establishment and maintenance of the pharmacovigilance system for UK authorised products
- To maintain and make available upon request a pharmacovigilance system master file (PSMF) that describes the pharmacovigilance system for UK authorised products. The PSMF must be accessible electronically from the UK at the same site at which reports of suspected adverse reactions may be accessed…
