Pharmacovigilance in India: A Need Indeed
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چکیده
Along with the advancement in the field of pharmacovigilance, numerous challenges have emerged with the exponential rise in the incidence of adverse drug reactions resulting in to the increased rates of hospitalization, contributing to the growth of overall burden of disease which is somewhere failing to be managed efficiently, consequently giving space for the emergence of the concept of Vigilo-Pharmacists for the fruition of these lacunas.
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