Pharmacovigilance

Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring

Adverse Drug Reactions

Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) is a response to a drug which is noxious and unintended, and which occurs at a dose normally given, by the proper route.

Suspected Adverse Event

Suspected Adverse Event (SAE) is an untoward medical occurrence that may appear during or after treatment with a drug, and believed to be caused by the drug.

If the suspected drug is identified as a likely cause for the SAE (by an expert committee), it will be classified as an ADR

Pharmacovigilance (ADR Monitoring)

Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problems.

Reporting of Adverse Events

Healthcare professional such as doctors, dentists, pharmacists and nurses are encouraged to report suspected adverse events encountered in their day to day practice.

Using the ADR google form given by the following link here, you can report Adverse Events.