Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions: A guide for healthcare professionals
May 2006
Editorial board
A publication from BMA Science & Education Department and the BMA Board of Science
| Chair, Board of Science |
Professor Sir Charles George |
| Director of Professional Activities |
Professor Vivienne Nathanson |
| Head of Science & Education |
Dr Caroline Seddon |
| Project manager |
Nicky Jayesinghe |
| Research and writing |
Gemma Jackson |
| Editorial secretariat | EeMun Chen Nicola Fookes Darshna Gohil Emily Hoy |
Acknowledgements
The association is very grateful for the help provided by the BMA committees and many outside experts and organisations. We would particularly like to thank:
- Professor Munir Pirmohamed, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Director of CSM Mersey.
- Dr June Raine, Director of the MHRA Post Licensing Division.
- Professor Alison Blenkinsopp, Professor of the Practice of Pharmacy and member of the Committee on Safety of Medicines Patient Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions Working Group.
- Dr Patricia Wilkie, lay member of the Committee on Safety of Medicines and Chair of the Committee on Safety of Medicines Patient Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions Working Group.
- Ms Barbara Wood, Chair, BMA Patient Liaison Group and member of the Patient Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions Working Group.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN: 1-905545-07-X
Cover photograph: Getty images
© British Medical Association 2006 all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievable system or transmitted in any form or by any other means that be electrical, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the British Medical Association.
Board of Science
This report was prepared under the auspices of the Board of Science of the British Medical Association, whose membership for 2005/06 was as follows:
| Dame Deirdre J Hine |
President, BMA |
| Dr Michael Wilks | Chair, BMA Representative Body |
| Mr James N Johnson | Chair, BMA Council |
| Dr D Pickersgill | Treasurer, BMA |
| Professor Sir Charles George | Chair, BMA Board of Science |
| Dr P Maguire Deputy | Chair, BMA Board of Science |
| Dr P H Dangerfield |
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| Dr G D Dilliway |
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| Dr G D Lewis |
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| Dr S Minkoff |
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| Dr O Moghraby |
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| Dr G Rae |
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| Dr D M Sinclair |
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| Dr C Smith |
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| Dr S J L Smith |
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| Dr A S Thomson |
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| Dr D M B Ward |
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| Dr C Spencer-Jones |
By invitation |
| Dr G Buckley |
Co-optee |
| Dr E F Coyle |
Co-optee |
| Dr P Steadman |
Co-optee |
| Dr S J Richards | Deputy member |
Approval for publication as a BMA policy report was recommended by BMA Board of Professional Activities on 17 April 2006
Declaration of interest
There were no competing interests with anyone involved in the research and writing of this report. For further information about the editorial secretariat or board members please contact the Science and Education Department which holds a record of all declarations of interest: info.science@bma.org.uk