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Directive for Enrollment of Hospitals and Medical Colleges in Pharmacovigilance and Materiovigilance Programmes

By TEAM CIRCULAR EXPRESS • 14 Oct 2022

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed all States and Union Territories to facilitate the enrollment of government and private hospitals, medical colleges, and clinical establishments into the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) and Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI). These programmes aim to monitor adverse reactions to drugs and medical devices to improve patient safety. The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) provides technical support and training to enrolled centers. States are requested to issue necessary directions to ensure active participation in these national safety initiatives. Letters of intent for enrollment are available on the official IPC website.

City

New Delhi

State

Delhi

purpose of issuance

To mandate and scale up the enrollment of healthcare institutions into national pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance programmes for improved patient safety.

Most Important Details

The circular requests all States/UTs to direct government and private hospitals/medical colleges to enroll as Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centers (AMCs) and Medical Device Adverse Event Monitoring Centers (MDMCs) under the IPC.

Regards, Circular Express