About us

The Health Product Vigilance Center (HPVC) is responsible for monitoring the safety of health products after their approval. Its activities include the detection and assessment of health product safety signals, as well as the assessment of the benefits and risks of health products based on scientific evidence and safety reports received by the HPVC, with the aim of determining appropriate risk management measures. In addition, the HPVC engages in international cooperation through information sharing and collaborative efforts to develop and strengthen the health product vigilance system to ensure the safety of Thai consumers when using these products.

The health product vigilance system in Thailand operates through a nationwide network comprising more than 1,000 public and private healthcare facilities at all levels, from primary to tertiary care, as well as pharmacies, marketing authorization holders, premises registrants, and specification providers. Each member of the network is responsible for monitoring adverse events and reporting them to the HPVC.

The HPVC maintains a database called "Thai Vigibase," which collects health product safety reports, including individual case safety reports (ICSRs) of adverse events associated with the use of health products, medical device defect reports, and field safety corrective action (FSCA) reports for medical devices. The database receives reports from marketing authorization holders, premises registrants, specification providers, healthcare professionals, and consumers.