Abstract

PHARMA COVIGILANCE, DEPT OF PHARMACY PRACTICE

*Dr. Saritha M., Ms. Asfara T. M. V., Ms. Fathimath Shifana, Ms. Jazeela NT, Mr. Jasim K. V.

ABSTRACT

Pharmacovigilance is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ’the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem’. it plays a vital role in ensuring that doctors, together with the patient, have enough information to make a decision when it comes to choosing a drug for treatment. The main objectives of pharmacovigilance involve exhibiting the efficacy of drugs by monitoring their adverse effect profile for many years from the lab to the pharmacy; tracking any drastic effects of drugs improving public health and safety in relation to the use of medicines; encouraging the safe, rational and cost-effective use of drugs; promoting understanding, education and clinicaltraining in pharmacovigilance; and effective communication to the generic public.

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