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By:-Dr.Shaikh Faseehuddin
Pharmacovigilance in India :
CDSCO
National
PV Advisory National PV centre
committee
Zonal PV centre
NE SW
Regional
N PV centre
E S W
N N E E S W W Peripheral
S PV centre
1.Side Effect:-
These are unwanted but often unavoidable
pharmacodynamic effects that occur at therapeutic doses.
2. Secondary effects:-
These are indirect consequences of a primary action
of the drug.
E.g.-
•Morphine (analgesic) causes respiratory failure
in overdosage.
4. Hastening elimination by
-Inducing diurisis ( Furesemide, mannitol )
-Altering urinary PH ( alkalinization for acidic drugs
e.g. barbiturates ).
4. Intolerance:-
It is the appearance of characteristic toxic effects
of a drug in an individual at therapeutic doses.
Examples are:
• A single dose of triflupromazine induces muscular
dystonias in some individuals, specially children.
5. Idiosyncrasy :-
6. Drug allergy:-
•e.g
contact dermatitis, some rashes, fever.
photosensitization. The reaction generally takes
> 12 hours to develop.
Treatment of drug allergy:
-Penicillins
-Cephalosporins
-Sulfonamides
-Tetracyclines
-Quinolones
-Antitubercular drugs
-Phenothiazines
7. Photosensitivity:-
• Absorbs light.
8. Drug dependence:-
Psychological dependence
Physical dependence
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drugs Abnormality
-Thalidomide phocomelia, multiple defects
-Anticancer drugs cleft palate, hydrocephalus,
(methotrexate) multiple defects, foetal death
-Androgens virilization; limb, esophageal,
cardiac defects
Risk category of drugs during pregnancy
Category Examples