Scope of Pharmacovigilance: Comprehensive Review
Mohammed Khalid Abbood *
College of Pharmacy, Al-Bayan University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Hasan Alaa Aldeen Khalaf
College of Pharmacy, Al-Bayan University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ehab H. Abudlqader
College of Pharmacy, Al-Bayan University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Hassanien Sagban Taghi
College of Pharmacy, Al-Bayan University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ahmed Alaa Al-Temimi
College of Pharmacy, Al-Bayan University, Baghdad, Iraq.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Pharmacovigilance aims to preserve general health by identifying, evaluating, and minimizing health issues to ensure that the benefits of accessible treatments outweigh the potential risks. However, the retraction (withdrawal) of specific medications from global markets has increasingly focused on pharmacovigilance approaches, raised concerns about improvements to the current pharmacovigilance system, and highlighted the need to ensure uniformity among international guidelines governing the detailing of side effects ("Adverse Drug Reactions" - A.D.R.s).
Concerns with the nature and safety of drugs as noted by medication guidelines. A sound medication policy is required to ensure the safety, viability, and nature of pharmaceuticals as well as the accuracy and applicability of the medication information made available to the general public. Medication guidelines cover a wide range of functions, including authorizing, reviewing manufacturing facilities and distribution channels, item evaluation and enrollment, observing adverse drug reactions (ADR), controlling medication advancement and publicizing, and controlling clinical medication preliminary studies.
Keywords: Pharmacovigilance (P.V.), medication safety, drug efficacy, Adverse Drug Reactions (A.D.R.s)