Current methods for conducting drug safety studies are often complex, require significant technical expertise, and are not easily accessible to the wider public. While many public databases contain anonymised adverse drug reaction reports, they can be difficult to navigate and use without specialist knowledge.
Our mission is to make pharmacovigilance more transparent and accessible to everyone—through open, code-free tools. This tool seeks to reduce barriers to conducting robust pharmacovigilance studies.
This platform allows users to conduct signal detection using anonymised data from the UK Yellow Card Scheme, the national system for reporting suspected adverse drug reactions in the UK. It is designed as a research and educational tool. It should not be used to inform clinical practice.
The key aspect of OpenPV is that it provides signal detection, whereas existing online tools only show raw counts for individual adverse drug reaction reports.
We’re always looking to improve—if you have suggestions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to contact us!