ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

 (PUBLIC RELATIONS DIVISION)

No.F.10/P.R/2009/PRD                                                                                                                                                                  Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029

                                                                                                                                                Dated: 29-12-2009

PRESS RELEASE

The National Pharmacovigilance program of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India under the aegis of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in collaboration with Deptt. of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences is being launched in India. This is an effort of CDSCO to enhance patient safety by highlighting the adverse drug reactions which can be encountered by commonly used drugs across the country and attempt to minimize them. It is envisaged that the programme will initially start with 40 medical colleges in 2010 and will involve all the medical colleges in India by 2012.

The corporate hospitals and pharmaceutical industry having a pharmacovigilance system will also be invited to join the programme. It is also proposed to link the programme to National Rural Health Mission so that adverse drug reaction data from the primary and secondary health care centres can be included for monitoring, safeguarding and assuring public health.

In this regard, a Press Conference is being organized at the P R Division, AIIMS at  1 pm on Wednesday, 30th December 2009. The Correspondents of media are also invited for lunch thereafter.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (S. Rangabashiam)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Addl. P.R.O.