Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance (PV) is defined as the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem. The aims of PV are to enhance patient care and patient safety in relation to the use of medicines and to support public health programmes by providing reliable, balanced information for the effective assessment of the risk-benefit profile of medicines. (Reference: WHO)
The Department of Pharmacovigilance of Popular Pharmaceuticals Limited PLC performs all Pharmacovigilance-related activities of Popular Pharmaceuticals Limited PLC.The Department of Pharmacovigilance maintains a separate PV QMS (Pharmacovigilance Quality Management System) to carry out all PV functions including processing ICSRs, monitoring local literature, providing PV awareness training to all employees, communicating & reporting to the local Regulatory Authority as well as our Business Partners
How to report
Please refer to the adverse event report and provide the previously mentioned 4 essential informations
Download Adverse Event Report Form
What to Report
All Serious & Non-serious Adverse Event (AE) or Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) related to the use of Popular's Products (manufactured, imported and/or distributed) should be reported to the Department of Pharmacovigilance.
Minimum Information to Report
An adverse event report should contain the four essential information: