Important identified risk and Important potential risk

An identified risk or potential risk that could have an impact on the risk-benefit balance of the product or have implications for public health (see ICH-E2F Guideline, Volume 10 of the Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the EU).

What constitutes an important risk will depend upon several factors, including the impact on the individual, the seriousness of the risk and the impact on public health. Normally, any risk that is likely to be included in the contraindications or warnings and precautions section of the product information should be considered important (see GVP Annex IV, ICH-E2C(R2) Guideline).

See also Risk-benefit balance, Identified risk, Potential risk, Safety concern