What is the importance of pharmacovigilance?
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Asked by Amit Ranjan
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9 years ago
hello Amit. as name pharmacovigilance suggests , its about being vigilant or ,"watchful " about the adverse events that may follow after consuming the medicine. Whether the side effect is due to the drug decides whether or not it's ADR. in short pv helps us to ensure safe consumption of drugs.

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9 years ago
Hi Amit
The main purpose of pharmacovigilance is to improve the patient's safety and enhance his care in terms of the use of medicines, including paramedical interventions.
Pharmacovigilance also supports public health programs by providing reliable information for the efficient assessment of the r
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