Abstract

PHARMACY AND PHARMACOVIGILANCE

Ajay Arun Kharche*, Pranali Ravindra Sonawane, Ankita Ramkhelawan Yadav, Rashmi D. Wani, Smita Takarkhede and Nilesh K. Gorde

Abstract

Pharmacy as a profession has made remarkable progress in the recent years. It has seen a pattern shift from product orientation to patient focus. Pharmacists can extend their role in pharmacovigilance as providers of services which promote drug safety. The meaning of pharmacovigilance is pharmakon (for medication) and vigilare (to keep watch). Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities related to the collection, detection and assessment of adverse event data. Pharmacovigiance is a complex concept which deals with botanical, chemical, biological medicines and medical devices. The primary data regarding suspected product is collected from healthcare professionals and patients to identify and prevent abnormalities associated with it. Pharmacovigilance deals with adverse effects if drug, serious adverse events, poly-pharmacy and paradoxical reactions. PV also includes vaccines failure, drug-drug interactions, irrational use, poisoning, overdose, misuse of drug as well as medication errors.

Keywords: Pharmacovigilance, PvPI, Drug Safety, ADR.