Database of Adverse Event Notifications
1 August 2012
In 2011, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) received over 14,000 adverse event reports for medicines, including vaccines. These reports came from a wide range of sources, including from members of the public, GPs, other health professionals and from the therapeutic goods industry.
The Database of Adverse Events contains around 251,000 reports of adverse events.
More information about the DAEN
- Database of Adverse Event Notifications: consumer questions and answers
Consumer questions and answers about the Database of Adverse Event Notifications - About the Database of Adverse Event Notifications
Limitations of the data and search results - Instructions for searching the Database of Adverse Event Notifications
How to use the Database of Adverse Event Notifications - Database of Adverse Event Notifications: about the search results
Information about the two types of search results from the Database of Adverse Event Notifications - TGA safety monitoring of medicines
The TGA, like other regulatory agencies around the world, monitors the safety of medicines, including vaccines, to contribute to a better understanding of their possible adverse effects when they are used outside the controlled conditions of clinical trials - Overview of how TGA manages adverse event reports
The information in the internal TGA database is analysed by the TGA for patterns of adverse events that may indicate a safety issue - Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities - MedDRA
The Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) is an internationally used set of terms relating to medical conditions, medicines and medical devices
Web page last updated: Tuesday, 28 August 2012
URL: http://www.tga.gov.au/safety/daen.htm