Introduction to Pharmacovigilance

Pharmacovigilance (PV) is a discipline involved in identifying, assessing, and monitoring adverse drug reactions to ensure the safety of patients. This chapter provides an overview of pharmacovigilance. An overview of vaccine vigilance, hemovigilance, materiovigilance, and herbovigilance is also provided. Thus, each department carries out a specific task involved in it. Finally, the processing and management of ADRs are also discussed briefly.