TY - BOOK AU - Kaeding,Michael AU - Schmälter,Julia AU - Klika,Christoph ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Pharmacovigilance in the European Union: Practical Implementation across Member States SN - 9783658172763 AV - JA71-80 U1 - 320 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Wiesbaden PB - Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, Imprint: Springer KW - Comparative politics KW - Political economy KW - European Union KW - Pharmacy KW - Comparative Politics KW - International Political Economy KW - European Union Politics KW - Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance N1 - Open Access N2 - This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. The book presents the results of an in-depth comparative study assessing the implementation of the EU Pharmacovigilance Directive in six EU Member States. By going beyond legal transposition and instead focusing on practical implementation, this study aims to close a gap in EU compliance research. Based on qualitative interviews with relevant actors in Germany, Poland, Portugal, France, Finland and the UK, the authors identify perceived challenges and best-practices, issue recommendations, and thereby contribute to a better understanding of the factors that incentivize or impede the practical implementation of EU law at the national level. Content Introduction: Background and Methodology • Pharmacovigilance • The EU Pharmacovigilance System • Timely and Correct Transposition of Pharmacovigilance across Member States • Practical Implementation in Six Member States • Challenges and Best Practices in Perspective • Conclusions and Recommendations The authors Dr. Michael Kaeding is Professor for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Department of Political Science of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany and holds an ad personam Jean Monnet Chair in "Understanding EU Decision Making and Member States´ Compliance with EU Policies". Julia Schmälter is a research assistant at the Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Department of Political Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Christoph Klika is a lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17276-3 ER -