Adverse Drug Reaction in tertiary Care Hospital of Hilly state

Adverse drug reaction is an injury caused by taking a medication. It may occur following a single dose or prolonged administration of a drug or result from the combination of two or more drugs. Recent epidemiological studies estimated that adverse drug reactions are fourth to sixth leading cause of death in the world. Adverse drug reaction monitoring and reporting activity is in its infancy in India. The present study was conducted in Indira Gandhi medical college, shimla by reporting the adverse drug reactions in the Departments of Radiotherapy, and Department of skin and Venereal diseases in the year 2015 september to 2015 December.45 cases were reported during the period with adverse drug reactions which affected the various systems. The frequency of adverse drug reaction related to sex, age, and drug with which the reaction occurred was reported, whether the drug was discontinued and whether the patient was taking any other drug was also recorded. The spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions to antibiotics, proper documentation and periodic reporting to regional pharmacovigilance center shall be made mandatory to ensure patient safety.