CURRENT PROBLEMS AND FUTURE ASPECTS OF PHARMACOVIGILANCE IN INDIA

Abstract

Pharmacovigilance is related to the protection of public health and adverse drug reaction. While major
advancements of the discipline of pharmacovigilance have taken place in the West, not much has
been achieved in India. However, with more clinical trials and clinical research activity being
conducted in India, there is an immense need to understand and implement pharmacovigilance. Now
in India, pharmacovigilance has progressed from the situation as it was in past, but for different types
of problems and limitations progress is yet not very rapid. So awareness is required for improvement
of pharmacovigilance as well as public health. This review is aimed to offer an analytical study of
current problems and future aspects of pharmacovigilance in India. The necessity of implementation
of appropriate pharmacovigilance, its requirements, problems, limitation and the process how it can
be more improved have been emphasized.