As part of our surveillance system, we receive reports of possible health problems. These are also called adverse events or side effects. These reports are used to detect unusual or unexpected patterns of adverse events.
DAEN publishes information from these reports.
Search the database
Before searching, you will need to decide what category what you are looking for might be in. Below you will find instructions on how to search the medicines and medical device database.
Using the database for searching medicines
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PageLearn how to refine your searches, and use tables and graphs to interact with the data.
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PageAccess information about suspected adverse events reported to us for medicines, vaccines and biological therapies.
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PageAn internationally used set of terms relating to medical conditions, medicines and medical devices.
Using the database for searching medical devices
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PageThe medical devices DAEN is our online database that contains information from suspected adverse events reported to us for medical devices.
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PageFind out how to search the DAEN for medical devices.
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PageFind out about Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) Terms, which are an international naming and grouping convention used to identify and consistently describe medical devices.
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News articlesAn update about expected increases in the number of medical device incident reports reported to the TGA