Pharmacovigilance in radiopharmaceuticals

Indian J Nucl Med. 2016 Apr-Jun;31(2):89-92. doi: 10.4103/0972-3919.178252.

Abstract

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission is Committed for maintaining the standards of drugs including Radiopharmaceuticals (RPs) by publishing Indian Pharmacopoeia. These RPs are being used in India for diagnostic or therapeutic purpose. RPs though contain relatively small quantities of active ingredient and administered in small volumes could cause some adverse reactions to the patients. The objective of presenting this article is to introduce the system of adverse drug reaction reporting to the nuclear medicine fraternity who are dealing with RPs.

Keywords: Adverse drug reactions; pharmacovigilance; radiopharmaceuticals.

Publication types

  • Review