PHARMACOVIGILANCE PROGRAM OF INDIA- A STUDY

*Dr. Aby Mathews M., Dr. Rohini N. Kathavate, Sujit Nair, Midhun Raj K., Girish Kalyani, Vishwajeet Kokil

ABSTRACT

Indian Pharmaceutical market is evaluated around INR 90,000 crore INR and is being recognized worldwide as the â€Å¾Global pharmacy of Generic Drugs‟. The domestic market of India is flooded with different types of medicines. This has led to the urgent need of establishing a competent body dedicated to the monitoring of the safety and efficacy of the products in the market. Due to these developments the Pharmacovigilance (PV) Program of India (PvPI) was set up in India. The primary goal of the organization as mentioned in the mission statement is to safeguard the health of the Indian population by ensuring that the benefits of use of medicine outweigh the risks associated with its use. This paper aims to analyze the PV program of India in detail and provide with a concise and up to date picture of the organization including its history, functioning and the challenges that its faces in terms of future considerations.

Keywords: Pharmacovigilance.