TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Identification and tracking of Addictovigilance signals in general practice: which interactions between the general practitioners and the French Addictovigilance Network?
JO  - Fundamental and clinical pharmacology
A1  - Gentile, Gaétan
A1  - Jego, Maeva
A1  - Spadari, Michel
A1  - Griffiths, Karolina
A1  - Jouanjus, Emilie
A1  - Micallef, Joelle
SP  - 643
EP  - 651
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
N2  - Addictovigilance is a health vigilance dedicated to the survey of medicinal or illicit psychoactive substance use disorders (SUDs). France is the only European country to have a vigilance system specifically dedicated to substances with an abuse/addiction potential. The French Addictovigilance system is organized in a network of regional tertiary centers (called Abuse and Dependence Monitoring Centres, CEIP-Addictovigilance) and works in close collaboration with Regional and National health authorities. Because of the essential and unavoidable nature of their practice in the French Healthcare system, general practitioners (GPs) are key actors to identify and track Addictovigilance signals. They have been involved in several of the pharmacoepidemiological surveys implemented by the French Addictovigilance Network (FAN). Now, they increasingly participate in clinical research projects and studies. In this article, interactions between GPs and the FAN are illustrated with two examples: patients on opioid substitution treatment and patients on opioid analgesics. Collaborations between GPs and the FAN could be further potentiated. In particular, more effective communication on psychoactive SUDs including abuse/addiction is necessary to optimize the implementation of preventive measures for patients on psychoactive substances medications, and to improve the attitudes of GPs and more widely health professionals in the management of any psychoactive user suffering from SUDs. In addition, both adapted training and improved collaborative research could contribute to the optimization (safety, quality) of professional practices. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<br><br>This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0767-3981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/fcp.12401
ID  - ref1
ER  -