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Serious Incident

Any incident that directly or indirectly led, might have led, or might lead to one of three outcomes. The outcomes are death, a serious deterioration in health, and a serious public health threat.

Where it is written
Regulation (EU) 2017/745, Article 2(65)

Avoid This Mistake

Expected side-effects that are clearly documented in the product information and quantified in the technical documentation are not reported as serious incidents. They go to trend reporting under Article 88.

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