Pharmacovigilance Flashcards
what is the sceince and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding, and preventio of adverse effects or any other drug-related problems?
pharmacovigilance
what are the 4 aspects that differ from PH & other countries?
drug production
distribution & use
genetics, diet, traditions
pharmaceutical quality & composition
pharmacovigilance is needed for?
- humanitarian concern
- meds must save lives
- ADRs are expensive
- Promotion of rational use of drugs & adherence
- ensuring public confidence
- ethics
what are the limitations of clinical trials?
- small sample size
- restricted populations
- narrow indications for the drugs
- short duratio of drug exposure
What are the reasons why ADRs are expensive?
- INC hospitalizations/ER consult
- Prolngation of hospital stay
- Addtl clinical investigations in more serious cases (labs & clin tests)
What are the reasons why ADRs are expensive?
- INC hospitalizations/ER consult
- Prolngation of hospital stay
- Addtl clinical investigations in more serious cases (labs & clin tests)
what are the most common types of irrational medicine use?
- polypharmacy
- over-use of parenterals
- failure to prescribe in accordance w clinical practice guidelines
- Inappropriate self-medication
- Inappropriate use of antimicrobials
what are the goals of pharmacovigilance?
- early detection of unknown safety problems
- detection of increases in frequency
- Identification of risk factors
- Quantifying risks
- Preventing px from being affected nessarily
what are sapects of pre-marketing safety concerns?
animal experiments
clinical trials
limitations of pre-marketing trials
what are the diff phases of clinical trial and its purpose?
phase 1 = safety
phase 2 = efficacy
phase 3 = confirm results
phase 4 = post marketing surveillance
what are the limitations of pre-marketing trials?
- narrow population
- narrow indication
- short duration
should we monitor the increase in frequency of drug-related reports?
yes
what are the diff px risk factors?
- mechanisms of idiosyncratic ADRs
- risk factors in the vulnerable groups
- genetic factors
- systems failure
what are the diff mechanisms of idiosyncratic ADRs?
- pharmaceutical variation
- abnormalities in drug metabolism
- Immunological
- Drug-drug itneractions
- Multifactorial
What are the diff risk factors in the vulnerable grps?
- pediatric = spuitting of oral drugs
- geriatric = forgetfulness of drug intake
- Pregnancy & lactating = warned to consult their physician on whateer drug to take
what are the diff hospital monitoring committees & its use?
- pharmacy & therapeutics committee = drug safety
- ADR monitoring committee = concerns related to ADRs
- Antimicrobial surveillance committee = guidelines for rational antimicrobial use
what is indicated in the pharmacovigialnce drug safety management wheel?
- strategy = pharmacovigilance & risk management
- Network & communication = for compliance
- operations = for pharmacovigilance quality system
- governance = risk mitigation and communication
what are the diff strategies for phamacovigilance & risk management?
- safety reports and product labeling
- safety monitoring and pharmacoepidemiology
- px and disease characterization