Nonallergic hypersensitivity and allergic reactions are part of the many different types of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Databases exist for the collection of ADRs. Spontaneous reporting makes up the core data-generating system of pharmacovigilance, but there is a large under-estimation of allergy/hypersensitivity drug reactions. A specific database is therefore required for drug allergy and ...

Pharmacovigilance is a method of quick detection and reporting, of adverse drug reactions and adverse drug events after drug is in clinical use, thus preventing major drug events. Ignorance of physicians in developing world, about reporting adverse drug reaction is a big roadblock to pharmacovigilance. This cascades into many problems e.g.; increased lab to clinic interval, increased premarketi...

Fibrinogen concentrate use as a haemostatic agent has been increasingly explored. This study evaluates spontaneous reports of potential adverse drug reactions (ADRs) that occurred during postmarketing pharmacovigilance of Haemocomplettan P/RiaSTAP, and reviews published safety data. This descriptive study analysed postmarketing safety reports recorded in the CSL Behring pharmacovigilance databa...

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) till date are still considered as one of the main problems therapy. Pharmacovigilance is monitoring safety by means spontaneous adverse-effect reporting systems, case control and cohort studies.
 This study evaluated levels awareness knowledge pharmacovigilance (i.e., ADR reporting) amongst final year students Rivers State College Health Science Technology, Po...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: pharmacovigilance assesses the safety profile of drugs. its main aim is the increase of spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (adrs).the italian drug agency (aifa; agenzia italianadel farmaco) is financing several projects to the aim of increasing reporting, and in calabria a pharmacovigilance informa...

The objective of this study is to conduct a literature review to assess the importance of pharmacoeconomics in developing pharmacovigilance activities as a working tool to guide the process of decision making in the health field. The authors have done a literature review in order to find information about pharmacovigilance and their relationship with the pharmacoeconomics field, as an important...

BACKGROUND Despite the importance of notifying and preventing adverse drug reactions (ADRs), they are under reported and their consequences are not adequately evaluated. AIM To assess the impact of a pharmacovigilance system carried out by a pharmacist. MATERIAL AND METHODS In an internal medicine service, the spontaneous report of ADRs was compared blindly with an active pharmacovigilance ...