A Review of Pharmacovigilance

Pharmacovigilance supports safe and appropriate use of drugs. Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is an essential component of pharmacovigilance. However, there is significant underreporting of ADRs. Adverse drug reactions have become a major problem in developing countries. Knowl...

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Published inWest Indian medical journal Vol. 63; no. 7; pp. 771 - 774
Main Authors Campbell, J E, Gossell-Williams, M, Lee, M G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jamaica University of the West Indies 01.12.2014
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Summary:Pharmacovigilance supports safe and appropriate use of drugs. Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is an essential component of pharmacovigilance. However, there is significant underreporting of ADRs. Adverse drug reactions have become a major problem in developing countries. Knowledge of pharmacovigilance could form the basis for interventions aimed at improving reporting rates and decreasing ADRs.
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The information in this review article was extracted from a thesis by the first author entitled “Assessment of the Knowledge and Attitude of Pharmacovigilance and Promoting the Importance of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting among Physicians, Pharmacists and Dentists in Jamaica” which was in part fulfilment of a PhD in Pharmacology at the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
ISSN:0043-3144
2309-5830
DOI:10.7727/wimj.2013.251