PHARMACOVIGILANCE TOWARDS SAFETY APPROACH FOR AYURVEDIC DRUGS: A NARRATIVE OVERVIEW

Sachin S. Mali*, Poonam V. Patil, Prasad V. Patrekar, Amita A. Ahir, Shweta S. Nazare,
Sachin S. Salunkhe

ABSTRACT

India is the largest country in the world where more amount of ayurvedic system is used traditionally. The tendency of population towards ayurveda is straight forward that is ayurveda medicine doesn‟t have any harmful effect on animal or human body. So by seeing this approach towards ayurveda it is necessary to incorporate new system towards safety which is known as Pharmacovigilance (PV). There will be the need of improvement of awareness towards safety use of ayurvedic formulations. PV is a demanding science offering great opportunities for reducing harm to patients and costs to healthcare systems. From small beginnings, with the right knowledge and skills, PV can make an important contribution to the health of the nation. Adverse drug interactions (ADR) reporting is an important aspect of post marketing surveillance. In this review we have focused on the ADR from herbals, also Indian status for PV, Need of PV, PV method and Home message. Recently we have invented the GREEN CARD which is new concept in PV in India for reporting any adverse effect from ayurvedic formulation. This report we made independently which will ideal for every PV centres in India.

Keywords: PV, ADRs, PV methods, GREEN CARD etc.