#NationalPharmacovigilanceWeek2022 Theme: Encouraging Reporting ADR by Consumer Pharmacovigilance in real Life.ppt Presented on 16/09/2022 at Bengal School of Technology, Chunchura, Hooghly

1. Nilratan Sircar Medical College
Kolkata
National Pharmacovigilance Week
17th – 23rd September, 2022
Theme: Encouraging Reporting of ADR by Consumers
Under aegis of National Coordination Centre-Pharmacovigilance
Programme of India, Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India

2. Pharmacovigilance in Real Life
Anindya Banerjee
Sr. Pharmacovigilance Associate
Dept of Pharmacology
NRS Medical College, Kolkata
And
National Coordination Centre – Pharmacovigilance Program of India
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ghaziabad
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Govt of India

5. Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance: It is a science and activity related
to
 Detection
 Assessment
 Understanding
&
 Prevention
of adverse drug reactions or any other drug related
problems
WHO 2002

6. Minimum Role of a Community and Hospital
Pharmacist to prevent Adverse reaction
Monitoring of Drug Utilization
Health Promotion
Alert Stakeholders
(Prescriber, Nurse and
Patient) regarding use of
Polypharmacy and Drug-
Drug Interaction, Drug-
Food Interaction
Full Filling the activity of Detection, i.e,
the first step of Pharmacovigilance

7. Contd..
If you, the Pharmacist or Clinical Pharmacist knows the
Pharmacology of Medicine, then you can possibly assess the
upcoming ADVERSE DRUG REACTION, which is going to be
happen
Refer Primary, Secondary or Tertiary sources of Drug
Information from DIC, thus you can Understand
ADR
Occurred
ADR going to be
Occurred
YES Not YET
Prevent ADVERSE REACTION
ADR
Occurred
ADR going to be
Occur
Before the Occurrence
of ADR
After Occurrence of
ADR by Treatment

8. A Glimpse of an ADVERSE DRUG
REACTION
* 23yr old female patient got Wykoryl induced
Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN), No other
medication history for last 2 months, no early
history of drug rxn.
* Therapy period: 4 days
* Indication: Common Cough & Cold
* ADR Period: 7 Days.
•SERIOUS ADVERSE REACTION???:
- YES, Admitted to Hospital due to the incident
(Reason 1)
During Hospital stay her eyes were
permanently damaged (Reason 2).
On 7th Day Patient Died (Reason 3).
Disclaimer : The Snapshot has been taken with permission of Patient party and Medical
Super of NRSMCH

9. As a Consumer – Whom and/or Where to
report?
• Red colored Suspected Adverse Drug Reaction
Reporting Form is available at the website of
NCC-PvPI, IPC – Download and fill up, and send
the filled in Form at pvpi.ipcindia@gmail.com
or
• You may dial the mobile number: 8670117829
or
• Drop Email: anindyabanerjee1988@gmail.com
or
• Contact at: Pharmacovigilance Centre, Dept of
Pharmacology, 4th Floor, Academy Building, NRS
Medical College, 138, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata –
14
or
• PvPI Toll Free Number: 1800-180-3024
Or
• Through Mobile (ADR-PvPI App) from
downloadable via Google Play Store
Or
• Blue Coloured Consumer Reporting Form is
downloadable from the website of NCC-PvPI, IPC
and send report to NCC-PvPI through mail :
pvpi.ipcindia@gmail.com

10. Process of reporting Adverse Drug Reaction at
NRSMCH and/or National Coordination Centre - In
Nutshell

11. Acknowledgement
• Dr. Ananya Mandal, Associate Professor, Dept of
Pharmacology and AMC Coordinator under National
Coordination Centre - Pharmacovigilance Programme of India
(NCC-PvPI), Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC)
• Dr. Suman Chattopadhyay, Assistant Professor Dept of
Pharmacology and CAC Member under NCC-PvPI, IPC
• Prof & Head, Dept of Pharmacology, Nilratan Sircar Medical
College, Kolkata
• Dr. Jai Prakash, Sr. Principal Scientific Officer, NCC-PvPI,
IPC

12. Questions???

13. TAKE HOME MESSAGE:
To keep AWAKE or ALERT, to KEEP WATCH
Anindya Banerjee
Sr. Pharmacovigilance Associate
Dept of Pharmacology
NRS Medical College, Kolkata
And
National Coordination Centre – Pharmacovigilance Program of India
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission, Ghaziabad
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Govt of India