CME: On “Advanced Pharmacovigilance Workshop”
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Dec 8, 2012 12:00
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Ludhiana, December 8, 2012: Department of Pharmacology in collaboration with Indian Pharmacological society conducted a CME on “Advanced Pharmacovigilance Workshop” today.
Dr. Abraham G. Thomas, Director, CMC, emphasised the need of reporting adverse drug reactions in a hospital, while inaugurating the workshop.
Dr. Jugesh Chhatwal, Vice-Principal, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana welcome all the delegates. Dr. Kanwal Masih, Medical Superintendent of CMC added that effective programs on Adverse drug reaction reporting can decrease the overall disease burden in a healthcare setup.
Dr. Dinesh Badyal, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology and organising secretary outlined the Pharmacovigilance program of India (PvPI) which is being governed by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in collaboration with Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ghaziabad (UP).
He explained the need and importance of reporting adverse drug reactions for all doctors. He explained the need to create National data base on adverse drug reactions. He highlighted how the ban on some drugs has been revoked in the absence of data base on adverse reactions.
More than 100 delegates attended the workshop and organisers plan to expand this program. Manoj Prabhu from Knowledge academy, Mumbai introduced an electronic format of reporting adverse drug reactions, which makes it easier to report adverse reactions.
Dr. Bikash Medhi, Coordinator of Pharmacovigilance centre at PGI, Chandigarh explained case series examples to show how it is determined that the reaction has happened due to drug. He discussed methods to find out the relationship between suspected adverse reaction and the drug used.
Dr. Gaurav Gulrez and Dr. Gagandeep Kwatra shared information on the adverse drug reaction reporting form being used in India as per CDSCO and role of drug interactions. The CME has been awarded credit hours by Punjab Medical Council.
