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PHARMACOVIGILANCE
MISS. GAYATRI K. BAHATKAR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
P. R. PATIL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY , TALEGOAN
SP.
INTRODUCTION TO ADVERSE DRUG
REACTIONS
 Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is an unwanted, undesirable effect of
a medicine that occurs during usual clinical application. It occurs
almost daily in health care institutions and can adversely affect a
patients quality of life; sometimes may lead to considerable
morbidity and mortality. Much attention has been given to identify
The patient populations most at risk, The drugs most commonly
responsible, and The potential causes of ADRs.
The factors responsible for the prevalence of ADRs worldwide are:
 Increase in the number of drugs in the market,
 An aging population, and
 An upward trend in polypharmacy.
 The difference between ADRS and ADES is that ADRs can occur even
after appropriate prescription and correct dosing. ADES are
generally associated with inappropriate use of the drug that usually
occurs during drug therapy. It may not be related to the
pharmacology o the drug itself. Adverse drug events (ADES) may
occur due to medication errors. The National Coordinating Council
for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) has
defined the medication errors as: any preventable event that may
cause or lead inappropriate medication use or patient harm while
the medication is in the control of the Health care professional,
patient, or consumer.
Objectives of ADRs Monitoring
 (A) To help the drug regulatory authority, public health programmes, scientists
and consumers for taking appropriate action to reduce the risks of ADRs. It is
also necessary to find out the nature and frequency of ADRs with periodical
check of the benefit-risk ratio of medicinal products. The benefit-risk ratio of
medicinal products can be re for evaluated by:
 Providing updated drug safety information to health care professionals and other
stakeholders including WHO ADRs Monitoring Centers.
 Updating information in package and disseminating information which may result
recall or withdrawal of the product in the market or restrictions for marketing.
 Propagating information for designing proper education programme to
consumers and other users.
 Taking initiative to study the effect of a for further education. For example
benefit of the drug especially in long term for prevention of relapse or study of
new indication, overuse, possible mechanism underlying the adverse reaction
observed or misuse.
 (B) To identify the risk factors that may affect, induce or influence
the development, severity and incidence of adverse reactions in the
population; for example,
 1 Patient factors such as genetics, racial differences, diets,
diseases, prescribing Practices, pattern of drug use and food habits
(high carbohydrate, fat diet etc.).
 2. Drug interactions, drug distribution, storage and use including
indications, dose. Availability and other underlying conditions.
 Due to adverse drug reactions the patients may lose confidence in
the therapy or may show negative towards their physicians and may
look for self-treatment options. As a result additional ADRS may
not be observed. About 5% of the hospital admissions are the result
of an ADR, and at least one ADR would be found in about 10%-20%
of inpatients during their stay in hospitals. The actual frequency of
ADRS may be even greater than the above values. Because some
 Some ADRs present minor symptoms, others are serious and cause death
in as many as 0.1%-0.3% of hospitalized patients.
 Adverse drug reactions should be identified and managed as early as
possible to reduce their harmful effects on the patients. The cost of
managing ADRs can be high, whether they occur in the inpatients or the
outpatients. The clinical diagnosis of an ADR is not always observable.
Practitioners often advise Additional laboratory tests or procedures to
investigate the cause of a patients symptoms.
 Practitioners may also prescribe pharmacotherapy for conditions caused
by an unrecognized ADR. This increases the cost of treatment as well as
the risk of additional ADRs.
 If the ADR occurs when the patient is hospitalized, the duration of stay
can be increased and overall cost of treatment may also increase.
 Due to ADRs the anxiety or depression and loss of working days for the
Patient and/or Caregiver may take place, as a result additional indirect
cost may increase.
 The study of drug-related injuries and making warning or
withdrawal recommendations for pharmaceutical agents are the
major activities of pharmacovigilance; however, it includes
assessment, understanding, and prevention of ADRs.
 Pharmacists play a vital role in each step of the pharmacovigilance
activity; so that the Patients need not require unnecessary
procedures or take unnecessary drugs so that safety And quality of
life for the patient can be preserved.
DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION OF ADRS
 According to the World Health Organization (WHO) an ADR is
defined as "a response to a drug which is noxious and undesired
and which occurs at normal doses when used in man for
prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease or for the
modification of physiologic function. Thus, an ADR is a type of ADE
whose cause can be directly related to a drug and its physiologic
properties.
 In many cases it may be observed that a particular patient develops
an adverse drug reaction, while another patient does not. There is
no specific reason for this. There are some relatively toxic drugs
which show adverse reactions in most cases. This can be
considered as the rule rather than the exception. Four special
 comprising inherent anomalies in patient response (allergic or
idiosyncratic),
 Acquired patient anomalies,
 Anomalies of drug presentation, and
 Anomalies in administration, and interactions.
Etiology
 Most of the adverse drug reaction and dose related . Others are
allergic or idiosyncratic dose- related ADRs are usually predictable
 Dose related ADRs are particularly of concern when drug have
narrow therapeutic index. For example, haemorrhage and oral
anticoagulant . ADRs may occurs due to decreased drug clearance
in patient with impaired renal or hepatic function due to drug drug
 Allergic ADRs are not dose-related and require prior exposure.
Allergies develop when a drug acts as an antigen or allergen. After
a patient is sensitized, subsequent exposure to the drug produces
one of several different types of allergic reaction. Clinical history
and appropriate skin tests can sometimes help to predict allergic
ADRs.
 Idiosyncratic ADRs are unexpected ADRs that are not dose-related
or allergic. They occur in small number of patients when a drug is
administered. Idiosyncrasy is not a precise term. It is defined as a
genetically determined abnormal response to a drug. However, all
idiosyncratic reactions do not have a pharmacogenetic cause. The
term may become obsolete when specific mechanisms of ADRS are
known.
CLASSIFICATION OF ADRS
 Drug induced ADRS are classified on the basis of:
1.Pharmacological mechanism, and
2.Their preventability.
Pharmacological mechanism
This is relatively simple method of classification. It was proposed by Rawlins in the
year 1981 and was widely accepted. According to this method, adverse drug
reactions (ADRs) are of two types  Type A and Type B. Characteristics of Type A
effect are dose related and predictable. Most of the predictable characteristics
would be either understood before registration or before marketing. While Type B
ADRS are not dose related, unpredictable and can be known after marketing.
Predictable ADRs can be classified on the basis of:
 Over doses,
 Adverse effects,
 Drug-drug interaction, and
 Drug-disease interaction.
Unpredictable ADRs may happen due to:
 Intolerance,
 Allergy,
 Pseudo-allergy, and
 Idiosyncrasy.
However, there are other methods of classification of ADRs. These
including Type A and Type B classification are tabulated below.
Classification according to Rawlins is shown below.
Type of reaction Mnemonic Features Example Mangement
Type A- Dose related Augmented  Predictable
 Related to
pharmacological
action
 Low mortality and
common
 Toxic effect-
Digoxin toxicity,
serotonin
syndrome
 Side effect-
anticholinergic
effect of tricyclic
antidepressant
 Reduced
dose
 With hold
 Consider
effects of
concomitant
therapy
Type B- non dose
related
Bizarre  Uncommon
 Not related to
phycological
action of drug
 Unpredictable
 High mortality
 Immunological
reaction 
penicillin
hypersensitivity
 Idiosyncratic
reaction-acute
porphyria ,
malignant
hyperthermia
 With hold
 Avoid in
future
Type C- dose related
and time related
Chronic  Uncommon
 Related to
cumulative dose
Hypothalamic
pituitary adrenal
axis Suppression
by corticosteroids
 Reduce dose
 Withhold
 Withdrawal
prolonged
Type D  time
related
Delayed  Uncommon
 Usually dose related
 Occurs or become
apparent sometime
after use of drug
Teratogenesis
carcinogenesis
Tardive dyskinesia
Often difficult to
manage
Type E-
withdrawal
End of
use
 Uncommon
 Occurs some after
 Withdrawal of drug
 Opiate
withdrawal
syndrome
 Myocardial
ischemia
Reintroduced or
Withdraw slowly
Type F-
unexacted
failure of
therapy
Failure  Common
 Dose related
 Often caused by drug
interaction
 Oral
contraceptive
when used with
enzyme inducer
 Increased
dose
 Consider
effect of
concomitant
therapy
Features Type A Type B
Pharmacology Augmented Strange
Predictable Yes No
Dose- dependent Yes No
Morbidity High Low
Mortility low High
Predictable ( dose- dependant)
Over dose Toxic reaction to specific organ system due to excessive
dose or impaired excretion
Adverse
effect
Undesirable pharmacologic effects by mechanisms related
to the desired effects.
Drug drug
interaction
Action of the drug on the effectiveness or toxicity of
another drug
Drug
disease
interaction
Some disease processes interfere with metabolism or
action of a drug
Unpredictable ( dose independent )
Intolerance Overstated, sometimes disabling effects even when the
drug is given in Usual doses
Idiosyncrasy Abnormal reactions to a drug related to metabolic or
enzyme deficiency Which can be genetically determined,
or altered activation/detoxification Pathways.
Allergy Reaction is Specific to a given Drug, Severe, Recurrent
And Immunologically mediated
Pseudo-allergy Clinically it is similar to allergic reactions, but involves an
unknown immune mechanism
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING
TO GRUCHALLA
Type of ADRs Example
Type A reactions: predictable
Toxicity or overdose Hepatic failure with high-dose paracetamol.
Side effects Sedations with antihistamines.
Secondary effect Diarrhea with antibiotic such as Ampicillin due to alteration of
Gastrointestinal bacterial flora.
Drug interaction Toxicity of theophylline in presence of erythromycin therapy.
Type B reaction : unpredictable
Intolerance Tinnitus with use of aspirin.
Idiosyncratic reaction Occurrence of anemia with use of an antioxidant drug in Presence
of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
Immunological
Hypersensitivity
reaction
Anaphylaxis with penicillin administration.
Pseudo-allergic
reaction (non
immunological)
Radio contrast dye reaction.
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING
TO GHARAIBEH:
Feature Type 1 Type 2
Synonyms Augmented, predictable, Toxic,
quantitative, dose Related.
Strange, unpredictable,
idiosyncratic, allergic, drug-
intolerance, qualitative, Dose-
independent.
Mechanism Understood, predictable Generally poorly understood
Site (a)Same site of primary drug action
(b)another site for primary and
secondary actions
Usually the site of action is not
Related
Incidence High (70%) Low (30%)
Morbidity Severe Mortality
Mortality Low High
Causes
Pharmaceutica
l dosage form
Increased availability at the site of
absorption: quantity and release of
dosage form
Decomposition products,
additives excipients, etc.
Pharmacokine
tic
Amount of drug Increased at the
site of action due to
Abnormalities in ADME
Liberation of an abnormal
metabolite
Pharmacodynamic (a)Response of organ or
tissue increased due to
number sensitivity of
receptors
(b) Homeostatic imbalance
(C)Diseases state
(a) Genetic
(b) Immunologic
(c) Neoplastic
(d) Teratologic
Reproducibility Reproducible Not reproducible
Treatment Dose to be adjusted Treatment to be discontinued
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING
TO ROYER & STEPHENS
Type Characteristics
Type A Reactions that result from exaggerated pharmacological action of a drug
given as normal therapeutic doses usually dose dependent. Sometimes
referred to as Type 1.
Type B Represents a new or novel response different from usual pharmacologic
action  sometimes referred to as Type 2.
Type C Adaptive changes, rebound phenomena, other long-term effects
Type D Carcinogenesis, effects concerned with reproduction (impaired fertility).
Teratogenesis (adverse effects on the fetus during early stages of
pregnancy), adverse effects on the fetus during later stages of pregnancy,
drug in breast milk.
PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
ACCORDING TO WILLS & BROWN:
Type Characteristics
A Dose related, pharmacologically predictable, commonly improves after
Withdrawal of medicine.
B Involves interaction with a microorganism, pharmacologically predictable,
commonly improves after withdrawal of medicine.
C An Irritant reaction, related to concentration of a drug
D Depends on the route of administration or nature of formulation, improves if
the medicine is withdrawn or route of administration is Changed.
E Begins when medicine is Stopped Or The Dose Reduced, Pharmacologically
predictable
F Occurs only in those genetically predisposed, improves if the medicine is
Withdrawn.
G Causes irreversible genetic damage.
H Requires activation of immune system, improves if the medicine is withdrawn.
U Mechanism is not understood

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  • 1. PHARMACOVIGILANCE MISS. GAYATRI K. BAHATKAR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR P. R. PATIL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY , TALEGOAN SP.
  • 2. INTRODUCTION TO ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is an unwanted, undesirable effect of a medicine that occurs during usual clinical application. It occurs almost daily in health care institutions and can adversely affect a patients quality of life; sometimes may lead to considerable morbidity and mortality. Much attention has been given to identify The patient populations most at risk, The drugs most commonly responsible, and The potential causes of ADRs. The factors responsible for the prevalence of ADRs worldwide are: Increase in the number of drugs in the market, An aging population, and An upward trend in polypharmacy.
  • 3. The difference between ADRS and ADES is that ADRs can occur even after appropriate prescription and correct dosing. ADES are generally associated with inappropriate use of the drug that usually occurs during drug therapy. It may not be related to the pharmacology o the drug itself. Adverse drug events (ADES) may occur due to medication errors. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) has defined the medication errors as: any preventable event that may cause or lead inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the Health care professional, patient, or consumer.
  • 4. Objectives of ADRs Monitoring (A) To help the drug regulatory authority, public health programmes, scientists and consumers for taking appropriate action to reduce the risks of ADRs. It is also necessary to find out the nature and frequency of ADRs with periodical check of the benefit-risk ratio of medicinal products. The benefit-risk ratio of medicinal products can be re for evaluated by: Providing updated drug safety information to health care professionals and other stakeholders including WHO ADRs Monitoring Centers. Updating information in package and disseminating information which may result recall or withdrawal of the product in the market or restrictions for marketing. Propagating information for designing proper education programme to consumers and other users. Taking initiative to study the effect of a for further education. For example benefit of the drug especially in long term for prevention of relapse or study of new indication, overuse, possible mechanism underlying the adverse reaction observed or misuse.
  • 5. (B) To identify the risk factors that may affect, induce or influence the development, severity and incidence of adverse reactions in the population; for example, 1 Patient factors such as genetics, racial differences, diets, diseases, prescribing Practices, pattern of drug use and food habits (high carbohydrate, fat diet etc.). 2. Drug interactions, drug distribution, storage and use including indications, dose. Availability and other underlying conditions. Due to adverse drug reactions the patients may lose confidence in the therapy or may show negative towards their physicians and may look for self-treatment options. As a result additional ADRS may not be observed. About 5% of the hospital admissions are the result of an ADR, and at least one ADR would be found in about 10%-20% of inpatients during their stay in hospitals. The actual frequency of ADRS may be even greater than the above values. Because some
  • 6. Some ADRs present minor symptoms, others are serious and cause death in as many as 0.1%-0.3% of hospitalized patients. Adverse drug reactions should be identified and managed as early as possible to reduce their harmful effects on the patients. The cost of managing ADRs can be high, whether they occur in the inpatients or the outpatients. The clinical diagnosis of an ADR is not always observable. Practitioners often advise Additional laboratory tests or procedures to investigate the cause of a patients symptoms. Practitioners may also prescribe pharmacotherapy for conditions caused by an unrecognized ADR. This increases the cost of treatment as well as the risk of additional ADRs. If the ADR occurs when the patient is hospitalized, the duration of stay can be increased and overall cost of treatment may also increase. Due to ADRs the anxiety or depression and loss of working days for the Patient and/or Caregiver may take place, as a result additional indirect cost may increase.
  • 7. The study of drug-related injuries and making warning or withdrawal recommendations for pharmaceutical agents are the major activities of pharmacovigilance; however, it includes assessment, understanding, and prevention of ADRs. Pharmacists play a vital role in each step of the pharmacovigilance activity; so that the Patients need not require unnecessary procedures or take unnecessary drugs so that safety And quality of life for the patient can be preserved.
  • 8. DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION OF ADRS According to the World Health Organization (WHO) an ADR is defined as "a response to a drug which is noxious and undesired and which occurs at normal doses when used in man for prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease or for the modification of physiologic function. Thus, an ADR is a type of ADE whose cause can be directly related to a drug and its physiologic properties. In many cases it may be observed that a particular patient develops an adverse drug reaction, while another patient does not. There is no specific reason for this. There are some relatively toxic drugs which show adverse reactions in most cases. This can be considered as the rule rather than the exception. Four special
  • 9. comprising inherent anomalies in patient response (allergic or idiosyncratic), Acquired patient anomalies, Anomalies of drug presentation, and Anomalies in administration, and interactions. Etiology Most of the adverse drug reaction and dose related . Others are allergic or idiosyncratic dose- related ADRs are usually predictable Dose related ADRs are particularly of concern when drug have narrow therapeutic index. For example, haemorrhage and oral anticoagulant . ADRs may occurs due to decreased drug clearance in patient with impaired renal or hepatic function due to drug drug
  • 10. Allergic ADRs are not dose-related and require prior exposure. Allergies develop when a drug acts as an antigen or allergen. After a patient is sensitized, subsequent exposure to the drug produces one of several different types of allergic reaction. Clinical history and appropriate skin tests can sometimes help to predict allergic ADRs. Idiosyncratic ADRs are unexpected ADRs that are not dose-related or allergic. They occur in small number of patients when a drug is administered. Idiosyncrasy is not a precise term. It is defined as a genetically determined abnormal response to a drug. However, all idiosyncratic reactions do not have a pharmacogenetic cause. The term may become obsolete when specific mechanisms of ADRS are known.
  • 11. CLASSIFICATION OF ADRS Drug induced ADRS are classified on the basis of: 1.Pharmacological mechanism, and 2.Their preventability. Pharmacological mechanism This is relatively simple method of classification. It was proposed by Rawlins in the year 1981 and was widely accepted. According to this method, adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are of two types Type A and Type B. Characteristics of Type A effect are dose related and predictable. Most of the predictable characteristics would be either understood before registration or before marketing. While Type B ADRS are not dose related, unpredictable and can be known after marketing. Predictable ADRs can be classified on the basis of: Over doses, Adverse effects,
  • 12. Drug-drug interaction, and Drug-disease interaction. Unpredictable ADRs may happen due to: Intolerance, Allergy, Pseudo-allergy, and Idiosyncrasy. However, there are other methods of classification of ADRs. These including Type A and Type B classification are tabulated below. Classification according to Rawlins is shown below.
  • 13. Type of reaction Mnemonic Features Example Mangement Type A- Dose related Augmented Predictable Related to pharmacological action Low mortality and common Toxic effect- Digoxin toxicity, serotonin syndrome Side effect- anticholinergic effect of tricyclic antidepressant Reduced dose With hold Consider effects of concomitant therapy Type B- non dose related Bizarre Uncommon Not related to phycological action of drug Unpredictable High mortality Immunological reaction penicillin hypersensitivity Idiosyncratic reaction-acute porphyria , malignant hyperthermia With hold Avoid in future Type C- dose related and time related Chronic Uncommon Related to cumulative dose Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis Suppression by corticosteroids Reduce dose Withhold Withdrawal prolonged
  • 14. Type D time related Delayed Uncommon Usually dose related Occurs or become apparent sometime after use of drug Teratogenesis carcinogenesis Tardive dyskinesia Often difficult to manage Type E- withdrawal End of use Uncommon Occurs some after Withdrawal of drug Opiate withdrawal syndrome Myocardial ischemia Reintroduced or Withdraw slowly Type F- unexacted failure of therapy Failure Common Dose related Often caused by drug interaction Oral contraceptive when used with enzyme inducer Increased dose Consider effect of concomitant therapy
  • 15. Features Type A Type B Pharmacology Augmented Strange Predictable Yes No Dose- dependent Yes No Morbidity High Low Mortility low High Predictable ( dose- dependant) Over dose Toxic reaction to specific organ system due to excessive dose or impaired excretion Adverse effect Undesirable pharmacologic effects by mechanisms related to the desired effects. Drug drug interaction Action of the drug on the effectiveness or toxicity of another drug Drug disease interaction Some disease processes interfere with metabolism or action of a drug
  • 16. Unpredictable ( dose independent ) Intolerance Overstated, sometimes disabling effects even when the drug is given in Usual doses Idiosyncrasy Abnormal reactions to a drug related to metabolic or enzyme deficiency Which can be genetically determined, or altered activation/detoxification Pathways. Allergy Reaction is Specific to a given Drug, Severe, Recurrent And Immunologically mediated Pseudo-allergy Clinically it is similar to allergic reactions, but involves an unknown immune mechanism
  • 17. PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO GRUCHALLA Type of ADRs Example Type A reactions: predictable Toxicity or overdose Hepatic failure with high-dose paracetamol. Side effects Sedations with antihistamines. Secondary effect Diarrhea with antibiotic such as Ampicillin due to alteration of Gastrointestinal bacterial flora. Drug interaction Toxicity of theophylline in presence of erythromycin therapy. Type B reaction : unpredictable Intolerance Tinnitus with use of aspirin. Idiosyncratic reaction Occurrence of anemia with use of an antioxidant drug in Presence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Immunological Hypersensitivity reaction Anaphylaxis with penicillin administration. Pseudo-allergic reaction (non immunological) Radio contrast dye reaction.
  • 18. PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO GHARAIBEH: Feature Type 1 Type 2 Synonyms Augmented, predictable, Toxic, quantitative, dose Related. Strange, unpredictable, idiosyncratic, allergic, drug- intolerance, qualitative, Dose- independent. Mechanism Understood, predictable Generally poorly understood Site (a)Same site of primary drug action (b)another site for primary and secondary actions Usually the site of action is not Related Incidence High (70%) Low (30%) Morbidity Severe Mortality Mortality Low High Causes Pharmaceutica l dosage form Increased availability at the site of absorption: quantity and release of dosage form Decomposition products, additives excipients, etc. Pharmacokine tic Amount of drug Increased at the site of action due to Abnormalities in ADME Liberation of an abnormal metabolite
  • 19. Pharmacodynamic (a)Response of organ or tissue increased due to number sensitivity of receptors (b) Homeostatic imbalance (C)Diseases state (a) Genetic (b) Immunologic (c) Neoplastic (d) Teratologic Reproducibility Reproducible Not reproducible Treatment Dose to be adjusted Treatment to be discontinued
  • 20. PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO ROYER & STEPHENS Type Characteristics Type A Reactions that result from exaggerated pharmacological action of a drug given as normal therapeutic doses usually dose dependent. Sometimes referred to as Type 1. Type B Represents a new or novel response different from usual pharmacologic action sometimes referred to as Type 2. Type C Adaptive changes, rebound phenomena, other long-term effects Type D Carcinogenesis, effects concerned with reproduction (impaired fertility). Teratogenesis (adverse effects on the fetus during early stages of pregnancy), adverse effects on the fetus during later stages of pregnancy, drug in breast milk.
  • 21. PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO WILLS & BROWN: Type Characteristics A Dose related, pharmacologically predictable, commonly improves after Withdrawal of medicine. B Involves interaction with a microorganism, pharmacologically predictable, commonly improves after withdrawal of medicine. C An Irritant reaction, related to concentration of a drug D Depends on the route of administration or nature of formulation, improves if the medicine is withdrawn or route of administration is Changed. E Begins when medicine is Stopped Or The Dose Reduced, Pharmacologically predictable F Occurs only in those genetically predisposed, improves if the medicine is Withdrawn. G Causes irreversible genetic damage. H Requires activation of immune system, improves if the medicine is withdrawn. U Mechanism is not understood