The much awaited national pharmacovigilance programme of India is expected to begin in 10 medical colleges across the country from July 1 this year. The first phase of the programme will be launched in 10 of the 300 medical colleges in the country and the DCGI plans to further extend it to 40 other colleges by next year and 60 the next. DCGI said that by 2014, all the 300 medical colleges will be participating in the national pharmacovigilence programme.
Know what is Pharmacovigilance?
The programme will be run in three units that comprises of the medical colleges, other institutes and CDSCO. AIIMS will act as the main centre for the national pharmacovigilence programme, whereas the CDSCO will be providing funds, manpower, training etc to the AIIMS and other institutes involved in this programme.
The national level pharmacovigilence programme will have a two pronged approach and will be targeted for five years initially. In the budgetary provisions the pharmacovigilence programme was granted with Rs 85 lakh against the expectation of Rs 1.5 crore.
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Know what is Pharmacovigilance?
The programme will be run in three units that comprises of the medical colleges, other institutes and CDSCO. AIIMS will act as the main centre for the national pharmacovigilence programme, whereas the CDSCO will be providing funds, manpower, training etc to the AIIMS and other institutes involved in this programme.
The national level pharmacovigilence programme will have a two pronged approach and will be targeted for five years initially. In the budgetary provisions the pharmacovigilence programme was granted with Rs 85 lakh against the expectation of Rs 1.5 crore.
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