AISGPA asks health ministry to direct all state govts to constitute ADRCs in all hospitals involving pharmacists
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...