Healthcare professional

In the context of reporting suspected adverse reactions: Medically qualified persons, such as physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and coroners, or as otherwise specified by local regulations (see GVP Annex IV, ICH-E2D Guideline).

In the context of risk minimisation: A person providing professional healthcare8 to individual patients, and also a healthcare professional representative or organisation (including learned societies and clinical guideline working groups) as target populations of risk minimisation measures.

The term healthcare professional does not include those who are qualified as a healthcare professional but work as employees of a marketing authorisation holder or a competent authority.