This document discusses post marketing surveillance of drugs. It defines post marketing surveillance as monitoring drugs once they reach the market to evaluate their safety and efficacy in wider patient populations than clinical trials. Several methods of post marketing surveillance are described, including spontaneous reporting, cohort studies, and case control studies. The goals of post marketing surveillance include identifying unexpected side effects, assessing drug interactions, and ensuring safe use of medications. It is an important part of pharmacovigilance, the science of monitoring pharmaceutical safety and outcomes.