Features and Functionality

Overview

Med Safety supports healthcare professionals and members of the public to report adverse events for medicines and vaccines. Med Safety is available as a mobile application which can be downloaded on a mobile phone, Med Safety is also accessible via a web browser. It has been designed to allow for multi-region use.

Key features:

  • Free to download and use
  • Available for Android and iOS
  • English language (default) with ability to add local languages
  • Offline functionality: can create reports and use newsfeeds without internet connection
  • Personalised logos and colour schemes
  • Privacy policy within the app
  • Interface of the app adapts to the device (mobile phone, tablet, web browsers)
  • Users can create accounts to submit, view and edit reports
  • Tailored reporting forms for different medicinal products
  • Reporting form questions are structured in compliance with E2B standards to allow for smooth data transmission
  • Med Safety has been successfully integrated with WHO-UMC application program interfaces (including Vigiflow, VigiAccess, WHODrug)

Reporting ADRs:

  • Med Safety has tailored reporting forms for:
    • Medicines
    • Vaccines (including a separate AEFI form)
    • Defective products
    • Reporter types (healthcare professionals and members of the public)
  • Questions are structured which allows the user to input relevant data in a clear and simple format
  • Users can view and edit their reports (eg when follow up information becomes available)
  • Reporting forms are based on internationally recognised data fields, this allows for smooth data transmission from Med Safety to national and international databases

Language settings:

  • Available in English (default language)
  • Additional languages can be added
  • Users can choose their preferred language via the settings tab

Productivity features:

  • As a registered user, reports can be partially created and saved as a draft for completion later
  • Reports can be saved for transmission where low internet signal prevents sending immediately
  • Automatically enabled voice dictation functionality: allows for faster report input, accessibility and fewer typos

News articles and product watch lists:

  • The National Regulatory Authority can embed news articles and RSS feeds into Med Safety
  • Users can view these articles as they become available
  • Users can add products of interest to a watch list and will be able to see news articles relevant to that product and view product information.

View ADR data: VigiAcess

Users can select products to view international ADR data for a medicinal product sourced from VigiAccess. High-level data is summarised in visual graphs and includes information on:

  • Reactions
  • Age
  • Gender

Med Safety Website

In addition to a mobile app, National Regulatory Authorities who have adopted Med Safety will have access to a companion Med Safety website. The Med Safety website is country specific and has the same features and functionality of the mobile app.

Location Feature

Med Safety has introduced a new ‘Location’ feature to improve the reporting process. This feature can automatically suggest and populate the ‘Region’ and ‘District’ fields when a user submits a report. The National Regulatory Authority can view/manage reports by location using the Vigilance Hub.