What are Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) and GVP modules?

GVP are a set of measures drawn up to facilitate the performance of pharmacovigilance in the European Union (EU). GVP apply to marketing-authorisation holders, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and medicines regulatory authorities in EU Member States.
Guideline on GVP is divided into various chapters that are covered under modules that cover major pharmacovigilance processes and product-or population-specific considerations.