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