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Table 6 Signalsa detected in four different sub-Saharan countries, 2013–2017

From: Baseline assessment of pharmacovigilance activities in four sub-Saharan African countries: a perspective on tuberculosis

Country

# signals detected

# signals based on national data

# regulatory actions taken based on signals

# signals for TB medicines

Eswatini

2

0

0

0

Ethiopia

0

0

31b

0

Nigeria

0

0

0

0

Tanzania

1

1

10

0

  1. aFor a definition of this term, see https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/scientific-guideline/guideline-good-pharmacovigilance-practices-gvp-module-ix-signal-management-rev-1_en.pdf
  2. bThese regulatory actions were taken for the general medicine report, but were not based on signals detected