O especialista em farmacovigilância
Example: O especialista em farmacovigilância analisou os efeitos colaterais do novo medicamento.
Definition
"O especialista em farmacovigilância" refers to a health professional who monitors, assesses, and evaluates the safety and adverse effects of medicines to ensure they are used safely by patients. This specialist plays a crucial role in drug safety and public health.
Etymology
The phrase "o especialista em farmacovigilância" combines Portuguese words where "especialista" means specialist, derived from Latin 'specialis' meaning 'particular,' and "farmacovigilância" is a compound of 'farmaco-' from Greek 'pharmakon' meaning drug, and 'vigilância' from Latin 'vigilantia,' meaning vigilance or watchfulness. Did you know? The term pharmacovigilance emerged in the mid-20th century alongside advances in drug safety monitoring.
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the pharmacovigilance specialist