Pharmacovigilance, the scientific discipline pertaining to drug safety, has been studied extensively and is progressing continuously. In this field, medical informatics techniques interpretation play important roles, appropriate approaches are required. study, we investigated analyzed trends of pharmacovigilance systems, especially data collection, detection, assessment, monitoring processes. W...

Background: The aim of present cross-sectional survey is to investigate healthcare workers' knowledge, attitude, and behaviour regarding pharmacovigilance at tertiary care hospital, Faisalabad. Methods: was conducted in study populations Eighty (80) male female health workers were included this study. Demographic data information about collected on an interview schedule administered through cus...

Background: Pharmacovigilance not only helps in the early detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) but also facilitates identification both, risk factors and underlying mechanism. To increase reporting rate, it is essential to improve knowledge, attitude, practices (KAP) healthcare professionals regarding ADR pharmacovigilance, especially during undergraduate postgraduate education. The objec...

Monitoring the negative effect of drugs is a concept that all healthcare professionals would be aware of as part of their professional responsibility. However since 1968, it has evolved into a structured science called 'Pharmacovigilance'. This review aims to sensitize Caribbean healthcare professionals to the global pharmacovigilance network of the World Health Organization and how their activ...

Pharmacovigilance is the subject that deals with the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse effects of drugs, or any other drug-related problems. Ecopharmacovigilance is the science & activity concerning detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or other problems related to the presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment, which affect hum...

Pharmacovigilance is concerned with the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse reactions to medicines. It is helpful to prevent undesired harm sustained by the patient due to inappropriate or unsafe use of medicinal agents. As the use of drugs and polypharmacy increase in prevalence, pharmacovigilance gains relevance and momentum. Practice-based research networks have t...

Pharmacovigilance can be defined as a set of practices aiming at the detection, understanding and assessment of risks related to the use of drugs in a population, and the prevention of consequential adverse effects. In a narrower sense, the term refers exclusively to postmarket surveillance. This paper briefly outlines how pharmacovigilance has come to play a central role in the regulation of n...

The efficacy and safety of medicines may be different in children compared to adults. The available documentation at the time of approval is, in general more sparse in children and long term data collection may be needed in order to clarify the safety profile in children and particularly to detect any long-term or delayed toxicities in the developing child. Therefore, there is a need to careful...