When a patient experiences something unexpected, harmful or negative while taking a Roche medicine, this is called a side effect (also sometimes referred to as an Adverse Event).

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical trial subject administered a medicinal product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An adverse event (AE) can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom or disease temporarily associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product.

Examples of potential side effects / adverse events include:

Headache
Nausea (feeling sick)
Vomiting

Even if you don't know what caused the potential side effect or if you suspect that it was not caused by the medicine, the potential side effect still needs to be reported.

Scenario: Potential Side Effect

Miguel is attending a regional medical conference. One of the speakers at the conference is a patient who is receiving a Roche medicine for her condition. During the presentation, the patient tells the audience that when she first started taking the medicine she experienced frequent headaches. Because of this, her doctor reduced his dosage and after that, her headaches went away.

Miguel must report this potential side effect because the new information may impact the safety profile of the medicine.

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When a patient experiences something unexpected, harmful or negative while taking a Roche medicine, this is called a side effect (also sometimes referred to as an Adverse Event).

Examples of potential side effects / adverse events include:

Scenario: Potential Side Effect

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Product Details

For which Roche product do you want to report a potential side effect?

Could you please submit additional product details?

Please submit as many product details as possible, including the reason for taking the product.

Side effect details

Please give the specific symptoms experienced and then provide a description of the events:

Pregnancy-related details (optional)

Was a pregnancy/breastfeeding taking place at the same time as either the side effect was experienced, or the Roche product was consumed?

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You're on the global site

Detected Country

Africa

Asia

Europe

America

Caribbean, Central America and Venezuela

Oceania

When a patient experiences something unexpected, harmful or negative while taking a Roche medicine, this is called a side effect (also sometimes referred to as an Adverse Event).

Examples of potential side effects / adverse events include:

Country of residence / practice

Product Details

For which Roche product do you want to report a potential side effect?

Could you please submit additional product details?

Please submit as many product details as possible, including the reason for taking the product.

Side effect details

Please give the specific symptoms experienced and then provide a description of the events:

Pregnancy-related details (optional)

Was a pregnancy/breastfeeding taking place at the same time as either the side effect was experienced, or the Roche product was consumed?

Information about the patient

Gender

Reporter details

Are you a…

Can we contact you?

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