Abstract

METHOD OF MONITORING ADVERSE DRUG REACTION IN PHARMACOVIGILANCE AND WHO INTERNATIONAL DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM

Deepak Shahu*, Sunil Kumar, K. Prabhu and Seema Saini

Abstract

Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities associated with gathering, detection, identification and assessment of adverse event data. The main aim of pharmacovigilance is to detect the risk factor of drug and collect to convert in data providing form. In this we discuss the various methods of detection of ADRs to save and secure the patient from the noxious effect of the drug which may be life threatening for him. Pharmaceutical industry in India leads the world at 3rd position for production of medicine by volume and at 13th position in terms of value. Pharmaceutical industry in india grow due to their Clinical research and Product development in which pharmacovigilance play an important role for the safety purpose and patient must be treated consistent with the requirements and illness of patient therefore the utmost value is given to monitoring of patient safety levels of drug development which may be dynamic process to achieve their approaches safety monitoring.

Keywords: Adverse drug reaction, Anecdotal, Record linkage & WHO monitoring.