Open AccessA Retrospective Analysis of Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: One Year Survey
Author(s) -
Anuj Pathak,
Manish Kumar,
Shambhu Dokania,
Lalit Mohan,
Harihar Dikshit
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18826.8284
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacovigilance , incidence (geometry) , drug reaction , observational study , adverse drug reaction , tertiary care , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , emergency medicine , teaching hospital , medical record , family medicine , adverse effect , drug , pharmacology , physics , optics
Pharmacovigilance (PV) is related to detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) which are incurred when drug is made available in the market and used in different physiological conditions. In many countries, ADRs ranks among the top ten leading cause of morbidity and mortality. There is a lack of formal culture for monitoring and reporting of ADRs in India, with ADR reporting rate being only 1% as compared to 5% in world. This type of academic detailing activity helps to create awareness of ADR reporting in the institutions.