| Pharmacovigilance has a huge role to play in ensuring | | | | (UMC) in Sweden.Their chief function is to manage an |
| drug safety and safety of patients.The WHO, which | | | | international database of ADR reports from national |
| is the chief body of health works with the | | | | centers.Almost all national centers have electronic |
| collaboration of Centre for International Drug | | | | access to the database.On behalf of the WHO, the |
| Monitoring and promotes pharmacovigilance at | | | | UMC has established standardized reporting of all |
| country level. | | | | National Centers and has facilitated communication |
| Pharmacovigilance is a science of drug reaction. Its | | | | between countries to promote speedy signal |
| chief aim is to study the reaction of the drug on | | | | identifica. |
| patients.It involves detection of ill effects of | | | | At the national level, the manufacturers and |
| medicines on patients, assessment, research and | | | | regulatory bodies work in coordination with healthcare |
| prevention of adverse drug side effects on | | | | professionals to manufacture safe drugs and also to |
| patients.World Health Organization defines it as "The | | | | record incidents of adverse reactions of medicines on |
| science and activities relating to the detection, | | | | patients.The cyclic process of reporting, assessment, |
| assessment, understanding and prevention of | | | | research and recording by international healthcare |
| adverse effects or possible drug-related | | | | centers again follows. |
| problems."The process is carried out either by | | | | In the whole system,the World Health Organizations |
| pharmaceutical companies on their products or by | | | | acts as the chief investigation body and quality |
| government agencies on all medicinal products. | | | | assurance body which qualifies safe drugs in an |
| In monitoring safety of drugs, the WHO works with | | | | attempt to ensure drug safety and patient safety |
| its collaborating center,Uppsala Monitoring Center | | | | across different countries. |