PHARMA LITERATI

Stating that the pharmacists services being provided to the patients in all government hospitals are not properly monitored or a post medication report is not prepared on any adverse drug reaction (ADR), the All India State Government Pharmacists Association (AISGPA) has urged the union government to advise all state governments to constitute Adverse Drugs Reaction Committees (ADRCs) in all hospitals involving pharmacists. In the present day world of healthcare management and consumption of myriad varieties of medicines by people of all ages, adverse drug reaction monitoring is necessary under the supervision of a qualified pharmacist, AIGSPA stated. Similarly, pharmacovigilance centres (PVCs) should be set up in all medical college hospitals and district hospitals, whose control of operation should be given to pharmacists with Pharm D qualification. Government should provide orientation training to the pharmacists in adverse drug reaction monitoring.  In a memorand...

Dear all, Pharmabiz reports that Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) recently launched revolutionary mobile application for adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting. The mobile application for ADR reporting was specifically designed to facilitate the needs of the IPC, to ensure hassle free ADR reporting for the stakeholders. It was developed as part of a joint venture between the IPC, which acts as the national coordination centre (NCC) for PvPI, and NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur . The mobile application is expected to provide a platform for the private healthcare professionals to report ADRs to safeguard and enhance public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of drugs. The application has in-built facilities and features for reporting of adverse drug reactions such as customisation of reporter details, auto entry in drug details, WHO algorithm based causality assessment, etc. This application was launched at IPC Ghaziabad recently, by B P Sharma, secretary, health ...