Fourth National Pharmacovigilance Week Celebration by ADR Monitoring Centre, JNMC, AMU, Aligarh

  • Syed Ziaur Rahman
  • Gufran Ali

Abstract

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, launched a nationwide Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) to monitor the safety of medicinal product in Indian population. Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) is functioning as national Coordination Centre (NCC) to collate ADR reports and recommends Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for regulatory intervention.1,2

In line with a mission to safeguard health of Indian population, in 2021 Government of India has taken an initiative to celebrate Nation Pharmacovigilance Week from 17th to 23rd September every year, which serves as platform for communication and knowledge enrichment to the various stake holders in the field of safety of medicinal product for ultimate benefit of patients.3

ADR Monitoring Centre (AMC), Jawaharlal Medical College & Hospital (JNMCH), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh is one of the AMC running under PvPI since 2011. This year AMC, JNMCH, AMU celebrated the 4th “National Pharmacovigilance Week” from 17th -23rd September 2024 with the designated theme "Building ADR reporting Culture for patient safety" as per the directives of PvPI, IPC, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. A total of 1015 participants attended the week-long programme.4

Published
2025-01-16
Section
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS