Colombian Drug Safety Alert Reports from Pharmacovigilance

CONSOLIDADO GESTIÓN DE INFORMACIÓN DE SEGURIDAD DE MEDICAMENTOS is a monthly dataset detailing safety alerts and reports managed by Colombia's pharmacovigilance group. It links active pharmaceutical ingredients, alert descriptions, sources, official INVIMA communications, and related meeting records. The data is published by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Track the frequency and nature of safety alerts for specific PRINCIPIO ACTIVO (active ingredient) over time using the FECHA column.
• Analyze the FUENTE DE LA ALERTA (alert source) to understand which channels most frequently initiate pharmacovigilance actions.
• Correlate official COMUNICADO INVIMA references with the DESCRIPCIÓN of the health alert to study regulatory response patterns.
• Link ACTA (meeting record) numbers to specific alerts to audit the review process conducted by the CONCEPTO SEMPB* DE LA COMISION REVISORA.

Strengths

• Dataset includes at least 8 structured columns covering key pharmacovigilance entities.
• Provides monthly updates on drug safety management processes.

Limitations

• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, preventing assessment of dataset scale and completeness.
• Specific temporal coverage (start date) and geographic scope beyond Colombia are not detailed.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co, the open data portal of the Colombian government.

Collection Method

Compiled by the pharmacovigilance group from managed safety alerts and reports.

Time Range

Monthly records; specific start date unknown.

Freshness

Updated monthly, with a last recorded update in March 2026.

Geography

Colombia.