SurVigilance: An Application for Accessing Global Pharmacovigilance Data

TL;DR

SurVigilance is an open-source tool that simplifies access to multiple global pharmacovigilance databases, combining a user-friendly interface and programmatic functions to support research workflows.

Contribution

It introduces a modular, multi-database access tool with both GUI and API, addressing technical barriers in pharmacovigilance data retrieval.

Findings

Supports seven major pharmacovigilance databases

Provides both graphical and programmatic access

Reduces technical barriers for researchers

Abstract

Even though several publicly accessible pharmacovigilance databases are available, extracting data from them is a technically challenging process. Existing tools typically focus on a single database. We present SurVigilance, an open-source tool that streamlines the process of retrieving safety data from seven major pharmacovigilance databases. SurVigilance provides a graphical user interface as well as functions for programmatic access, thus enabling integration into existing research workflows. SurVigilance utilizes a modular architecture to provide access to the heterogeneous sources. By reducing the technical barriers to accessing safety data, SurVigilance aims to facilitate pharmacovigilance research.