WHOART explained

The WHO Adverse Reactions Terminology (WHOART) was a dictionary meant to serve as a basis for rational coding of adverse reaction terms.^[1] The system was maintained by the Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring. The system is no longer actively maintained since 2015.^[2]

Structure

• 32 System-organ classesbody organ groups
• 180 High level terms for grouping Preferred terms
• 2085 Preferred terms principal terms for describing adverse reactions
• 3445 Included terms synonyms to Preferred terms

See also

• Pharmacovigilance
• COSTART
• MedDRA
• Adverse event

Notes and References

1. Web site: UMC Products Document 3149 . 13 May 2025 . UMC Products. https://web.archive.org/web/20060620055820/http://www.umc-products.com/graphics/3149.pdf . 20 June 2006 .
2. Web site: WHO-ART legacy service . who-umc.org . 1 February 2017.