1 : Drug Safety Foundation
Self medication, drug errors, medical errors, control of drugs, Patients safety, drug development safety etc.
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What you'll learn
- Patient safety
- Ways to keep health workers safe
- Medication safety tips for families
- Drug errors
- Understanding the relationship between poverty and addiction
- Unintended addictions to prescription painkillers
- Self medication
- Information for consumer and patients about drug
- Drug development safety and pharmacovigilance
- Proscription drug advertising
- Administration of drugs
- Drug checking
Requirements
- No requirement
Conten Description
The drug safety issues is a concern for everybody because the implication of drug abuse can be very fatal and detrimental which can easily lead to death and also causing more harm to the entire body. Self medication has traditionally been defined as the the taking of drug, or herbs or home remedies on one's own initiative or on the advice of another person, without consulting a doctor. families, friends, neighbors, the pharmacist, previous prescribe drug, or suggestions from an advertisement in newspapers or popular magazines are common sources of self - medication. Self- medication is very common and a number of reasons could be enumerated for it, such as the urge for self-care, feeling of sympathy toward family members in sickness, lack of time, lack of health services, ignorance. Since individuals are not expert in health issues and drug usage that application of drug in a bad way has ample effect on the entire body, so its always better to consult a professional when taking drugs.
When giving children liquid medicine, confusion about units of measurement can lead to large dosing errors. to prevent dosing errors, medical professional organizations recommend using milliliters when prescribing oral liquid medicines and ML units be the only units appearing on dosing instructions, labels, and dosing devices. There are four simple tips for safe dosing such as know the dose, measure the right amount, use the right tool, and get questions answered etc. every serious parent must ensure that they always hide medicines from the reach of children because they can even use the medicine as a mere drink, which can cause a lot of harm. Health managers must ensure that they take very good care of health workers because when they are infected as health workers its very easy for the infection to be transferred on to the patients. The necessary health equipment should be given to health workers to protect themselves.
Who this course is for:
- Patients, consumers, doctors, nurses, health workers, specialist, health consultants, hospital administrators, managers, governments, health regulators, drug regulators, everybody etc.
What is the FDA drug safety Program?
A REMS is a drug safety program that the FDA can require for a certain relatively small number of drugs with serious safety concerns to help ensure the benefits of the drug outweigh its risks. REMS are designed to reinforce drug use behaviors and actions that support that drug's safe use.
What is pharmacovigilance 1 drug safety?
Drug Safety or Pharmacovigilance refers to activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other drug-related problem.
What is the difference between pharmacovigilance and drug safety?
“Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance” is not a single term. There is a slight difference between “Drug Safety” and “Pharmacovigilance.” In short, we can say one is reactive, and the other is proactive. One is taking care of compliance and reporting, and the other is focused on interpreting signals
What is the purpose of drug safety?
Drug safety, sometimes also referred to as Safety Pharmacology or Pharmacovigilance, is a critical pre-clinical step in the drug development process. As new chemical entities (NCE) and biologic molecules are discovered, it is important to assure that these drugs do not cause any adverse "off-target" effects.
Who gives FDA approval for drugs?
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
CDER ensures that drugs, both brand-name and generic, are effective and their health benefits outweigh their known risks. FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) evaluates new drugs before they can be sold.
Does the FDA regulate drug safety?
The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation
What is day 0 in pharmacovigilance?
Day 0 is when any of your personnel - including any third parties, vendors or partners that have been delegated pharmacovigilance responsibilities of the sponsor - becomes aware of the issue.
What are the four main components of pharmacovigilance?
Core Capabilities: Pharmacovigilance delivers four primary capabilities to pharmaceutical companies: • Adverse Event Case Management including expedited reporting; • Aggregate Reporting; • Signal Intelligence; and • Risk Management.
Which company is best for pharmacovigilance?
- NOVARTIS.
- PARAXEL.
- MAKROCARE.
- MAHINDRA SATYAMBSG.
- DR REDDY'S.
- AUROBINDO.
- SRISTEK.
- SHANTHA BIOTECHNICS.
A drug safety specialist is involved in drug safety management such as conducting clinical trials, medical supervision, keeping a check on all the applicable regulations and SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). Some even work in co-ordination with chief medical directors
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