Current status and future prospects of pharmacovigilance in Pakistan

J Pharm Policy Pract. 2019 May 21:12:14. doi: 10.1186/s40545-019-0178-x. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Countries all around the globe are working to establish robust pharmacovigilance systems. Whereas the majority of the developed countries have established well-organized pharmacovigilance systems, the developing countries still lack the basic infrastructure to establish such systems. This commentary focuses on the need of pharmacovigilance and its current status and future trends in Pakistan.

Keywords: Adverse drug reaction; DRAP; Pakistan; Pharmacovigilance.