Opinion
Risks and Benefits of Febuxostat in the Cardiovascular Field, from Trials to the Real World, and State of the Art in Italy
Valerio Massimo Magro1*, Eugenio Boccalone1, Michele Caturano2, Giovanni Scala3 and Walter Verrusio4
1Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy
2Department of Internal Medicine, AORN San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Salerno, Italy
3ASL RM2 Home Care Center, Rome, Italy
4Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Valerio Massimo Magro, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Italy.
Received Date: August 12, 2019; Published Date: August 27, 2019
Abstract
Pharmacovigilance is the set of activities whose objective is to provide, on an ongoing basis, the best possible information on the safety of drugs, using the appropriate measures and thus ensuring that the drugs available on the market present, in the authorized use conditions, a favorable risk-benefit ratio for the population. There is a “Pharmacovigilance” section of the body responsible for it (Italian Drug Agency, Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco – AIFA).
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Valerio Massimo Magro, Eugenio Boccalone, Michele Caturano, Giovanni Scala, Walter Verrusio. Risks and Benefits of Febuxostat in the Cardiovascular Field, from Trials to the Real World, and State of the Art in Italy. On J Cardio Res & Rep. 2(4): 2019. OJCRR.MS.ID.000541.