Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 9

Navigating Drug Safety Efficacy at Hospitals in Kerala: A Review of Pharmacovigilance Practices Critical Global Strategy for Drug Safety Monitoring

  • Author:
  • G. Nagarajaperumal1,*, J Renjith2, Sarif Niroush Konari3, Ashif Anjukandan4, KT Noushad5, VT Ibrahim Afsal6, P Dhanya7, Anjana John8
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Published Online: Dec 19, 2025
  • Page Number: 4578 to 4582

1Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, JDT Islam College of PharmacyVellimadukunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala673012

2Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice, JDT Islam College of PharmacyVellimadukunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala673012

3Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, JDT Islam College of PharmacyVellimadukunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala673012

4Associate Professor Department of Pharmaceutics, JDT Islam College of PharmacyVellimadukunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala673012

5Associate Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JDT Islam College of PharmacyVellimadukunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala673012

6Professor and Vice Principal, Department of Pharmaceutics, JDT Islam College of PharmacyVellimadukunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala673012

7Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology, JDT Islam College of PharmacyVellimadukunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala673012

8Principal, JDT Islam College of PharmacyVellimadukunnu, Kozhikode, Kerala673012

*Corresponding Author E-mail: tgnp.1979@gmail.com

Online published on 19 December, 2025.

Abstract

Pharmacovigilance (PV) is a crucial field that ensures patient safety by monitoring the use of drugs, whether taken orally or administered in another way. In Kerala, PV is still in its early stages, and much remains to be done and learned to achieve the safe implementation of PV activities. Solitary challenges Kerala remains under-reporting of ADRs. The increasing numbers of hospitalizations were Kerala due to drug-related ADR varieties problematic to identify the exact cause, especially when patients are preserving several medications instantaneously. Trendy this assessment sightsee various assessment scales used for ADR evaluation and identify the causative agents.

Keywords

Pharmacovigilance, ADRs, Kerala, Patients, Multiple Drugs, Assessment Scales, Causative Agents