Pharmacovigilance in psychiatry: time to take notice

Journal Title: Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 8

Abstract

The term ‘Pharmacovigilance’ is used to describe the activities that are related to monitoring adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines it as “the science and activities relating to the Detection, Assessment, Understanding and Prevention of adverse drug reactions or any other possible drug related problems”.

Authors and Affiliations

Arghya Pal| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Atul Ambekar| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Sagar Chandra Bera| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

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Arghya Pal, Atul Ambekar, Sagar Chandra Bera (2014). Pharmacovigilance in psychiatry: time to take notice. Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics, 2(8), 38-39. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-1712