Adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting in India: a long way to go

Evaluation of Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Monitoring and Reporting System in China.

• ADR monitoring in China, despite a late start, has been rapidly developed with a new monitoring system established since 2002. • Problems with China’s ADR monitoring system have been reported, such as poor quality of reports, narrow coverage of monitoring network, and lack of risk warning and controlling measures.1 • The scientific evaluation mechanism for China’s ADR monitoring and reporting...

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Adverse drug reaction monitoring in India.

Adverse drugs reactions (ADRs), put simply, are noxious, unintended, and undesirable effects that occur as a result of drug treatment at doses normally used in man for diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment. Although there are many terms indicating the harmful and undesirable effects of drug treatment, the term ‘adverse drug reaction’ describes them best. During the course of treatment, drugs pr...

Adverse drug reaction reporting in a pharmacovigilance centre of Nepal.

BACKGROUND Pharmacovigilance is the "science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug related problems". Nepal joined the international pharmacovigilance programme as a full member in 2007. KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal joined the national programme as a regional centre from mid-July 2008. Currently, the patt...

Canada proposes amendments to adverse drug reaction reporting.

On June 13, 2009, proposed regulations amending the Food and Drug Regulations1 with respect to adverse drug reaction reporting (“Proposed Regulations”) were published in the Canada Gazette. The Proposed Regulations permit more rigorous monitoring of drug safety by the Minister of Health and bolster the Minister’s ability to enforce Canada’s reporting requirements for adverse drug reactions.2 Un...