Pharmacovigilance Committee

Pharmacovigilance is defined as science and activities relating to detection, assessment understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug related problems.

The Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) is an Indian government organization which identifies and responds to drug safety problems. Its activities include receiving reports of adverse drug events and taking necessary action to remedy problems. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization established the program in July 2010 with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi as the National Coordination Centre, which later shifted to Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission in Ghaziabad on 15 April 2011.

Preamble

It is mandatory for every medical college in India to have a Pharmacovigilance committee, as per regulation of Medical Council of India, 2010. Therefore, the phamacovigilance committee, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital has been constituted.

Goal

The broad goal of the committee will be to generate awareness about the need of identifying and reporting of Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRs), amongst all section of health care providers (Doctors, Nurses, pharmacist, post-graduates and under graduate students, Service providers, etc,) of Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital to identify the ADRs occurring in patients coming to the institute for treatment and report the same to the appropriate authorities.

Objectives

  • To generate awareness about ADRs amongst health care providers and students of the institute, by different activities.
  • To identify ADRs occurring in the patients coming to the institute for treatment and to report the same to the appropriate authorities.
  • To carryout causality assessment of ADRs.
  • To undertake scientific and research activities pertaining to ADRs.
  • To take up activities to strengthen the ongoing National pharmacovigilance programme.

Scope of the Committee

The committee shall meet once in 2-3 months. The committee shall be responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring of various activities of the pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) in our institution.

Roles

Chairman & Coordinator

The Chairman/Coordinator will chair and conduct all the meetings and will function as Administrative Head of the Committee.

Members

The Deputy Coordinator will primarily work as subject experts and will also do the sensitization of faculty, resident doctors, and students in the area of ADRs. They will give suggestion for better and effective function of the Programme and shall work as facilitators.

Roles & Responsibilities of Pharmacovigilance Committee

  • Regular visit to OP & IP wards.
  • Create awareness about reporting among healthcare professionals on a frequent basis.
  • Patients are also being educated to report adverse effect encountered if any.
  • Adverse Drug Reaction Forms are kept in all OP& IP wards.
  • Obtain all the relevant information to the particular adverse event at the earliest and make sure all the information is complete.
  • Perform - Causality assessment and expert opinion is required to arrive a conclusion.
  • Collection of data (ADR Reports) from various departments with the help of healthcare professionals.
  • Send to Pharmacovigilance Program of India (PvPI).

Pharmacovigilance Committee Members List

S.No
Name
Designation
Post
Contact No
1. Dr. Visvanathan V Dean Chairman 7094466469
2. Dr. Vijayalakshmi M Medical Superintendent Co-Chairman 9524540312
3. Dr. Revathi P Professor & Head of
Pharmacology 		Convener 9786266905
4. Dr. Sowmini K Assistant Professor of
Pharmacology 		Member Secretary 9790259678
5. Dr. Muthulakshmi R Assistant Professor of
Pharmacology		 Nodal officer 8248342243
6. Dr. N. Prasanna Professor & Head of
General Medicine		 Member 9448088010
7. Dr. Anne Madhu Bindu Professor & Head of
OBG 		Member 9849224078
8. Dr. Pugalenthi V Professor & Head of
Orthopaedics 		Member 9443725840
9. Dr. Senthil Kumar A L Professor & Head of
Dermatology		 Member 9700757564
10. Dr. Paramasivan A Professor & Head of
Anesthesiology 		Member 9443677277
11. Dr. Ramaraju Mudunuri N.V.S.M.S Professor & Head of
General Surgery		 Member 9505532999
12. Dr. Sugaparaneetharan A Associate Professor of
Psychiatry		 Member 9894356572
13. Dr. Chitra B Associate Professor of
Community Medicine		 Member 8124932475
14. Mr. Sivagurunathan Chief Pharmacist Member 9080959010
15. Dr. Mohana Nursing Superintendent Member 7539966126