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ArticleThe Australasian medical journal2014

Need for involving consumers in Nepal's pharmacovigilance system.

Nisha Jha, Devendra Singh Rathore, P Ravi Shankar, Bhupendra Bahadur Thapa, Gajendra Bhuju, Mohammed Alshakka

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Article in The Australasian medical journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Nisha JhaKIST Medical College, Nepal.
Devendra Singh RathoreL.R. Institute of Pharmacy, Himachal Pradesh, India.
P Ravi ShankarXavier University School of Medicine, Aruba.
Bhupendra Bahadur ThapaFormer Chief Drug Administrator, Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal.
Gajendra BhujuDirector General, Department of Drug Administration, Nepal.
Mohammed AlshakkaFaculty of Pharmacy, Aden University, Yemen.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Nepal, reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) occurs on a voluntary basis by doctors, pharmacists, nurses, health assistants, and other healthcare professionals. The country's pharmacovigilance program is still in its infancy; it has limited coverage and underreporting is common. This major limitation could be reduced with consumer involvement. This report examines the necessity and benefits of consumer involvement in Nepal's existing pharmacovigilance program, reflecting on existing examples of consumer pharmacovigilance in different countries to highlight the necessity for such a framework in Nepal.

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PMID24817914
PMCPMC4009881

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