Abstract :
Pharmacovigilance is ‘’the science and activities concerned with the detection, assessment, understanding and
prevention of adverse reactions or any other drug related problems to medicines’’.‖Pharmacovigilance plays an
important role in ensuring patients safety. The main aim of the study is the role of clinical pharmacist in
pharmacovigilance and drug safety in Teritiary care teaching hospital. The patients were included based upon the
inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Adverse reactions were assessed by using different scales and the assessed
adverse reactions was reported to the pharmacovigilance centres. The study reveals that majority of the
females(57%), younger age people (30%) and illiterates(57%) are affected with the drug related problems. Here by
we conclude that clinical pharmacists could offer effective patient care by means of their intervention in
pharmaceutical care and hence improved therapeutic outcome could be reached.
Key Words: Pharmacovigilance, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR), Clinical Pharmacist
Keyword :
Pharmacovigilance, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR), Clinical Pharmacist