GuildCare reporting first
June 5, 2014
THE Therapeutic Goods
Administration (TGA) has said
GuildLink is the first company
to provide an integrated link to
its adverse event reporting web
service, through GuildCare.
The TGA announced the pilot
project in February, inviting medical
software vendors to participate,
with the web service available free
of charge to vendors following the
pilot’s end in April.
“Community pharmacists are
valued contributors of adverse
event reports and GuildLink’s use
of the web service will make it
easier for them to make reports
and contribute to the ongoing
safety of medicines and vaccines in
Australia.”
The TGA said feedback indicated
that time required to report an
adverse event was a significant
barrier to reporting by health
professionals and providing the
web service had been suggested as
a way to reduce the time required
to report.
The service was designed to
complement but not replace
existing avenues for adverse events
reporting, the organisation said.
GuildLink said adverse drug
reactions could now be reported
electronically to the TGA through
GuildCare’s Adverse Events
Recording Services and two other
reporting options were due to
become available soon: Medical
Devices and Medicine Deficiencies
or Defects.
The technology ensured
pharmacists were assisting with
pharmacovigilance efficiently and
effectively, GuildLink said.
“This new technology provides
pharmacists with the information
and ability to report adverse events
at their fingertips, enabling them
to focus on providing valuable and
meaningful information to the TGA
without delay.”
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