Prospects of consumer-initiated adverse drug reaction reporting in cardiovascular pharmacovigilance
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2395-5414
DOI: 10.4103/2395-5414.157570