Cosmetovigilance: A New Concept for the Residency Curriculum

HCA Healthc J Med. 2020 Aug 29;1(4):181-183. doi: 10.36518/2689-0216.1112. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Description Primary care physicians need to incorporate "cosmetovigilance" into their post-graduate curriculum to increase their residents' awareness of the adverse reactions induced by the use of cosmetic products, as well as promoting good reporting behavior.

Keywords: adverse effects; consumer product safety; cosmetics; cosmetovigilance; curriculum; education; graduate; graduate medical education; medical; pharmacovigilance.

Publication types

  • Editorial

Grants and funding

This research was supported (in whole or in part) by HCA Healthcare and/or an HCA Healthcare affiliated entity.