Course description

Pharmacovigilance is crucial to ensuring patient safety in public healthcare. This comprehensive curriculum guides pharmacists through the entire lifecycle of Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) detection, causality assessment, and regulatory reporting.

Understand the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI), CDSCO mandates, WHO causality scales (Naranjo Algorithm), and how to report spontaneous suspected reactions directly from retail store touchpoints.

What will i learn?

• Differentiate adverse drug events (ADEs) from predictable side effects and toxicities
• Complete standard suspected ADR reporting forms (PvPI blue form) accurately
• Understand signal detection and risk-benefit evaluation of commercial pharmaceuticals
• Establish an adverse reaction documentation log within your retail pharmacy

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