“Voices and Perspectives in Patient safety”  A PhVFit initiative where we bring to you insights on patient safety from industry and healthcare experts. The insights are …

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What is the probability of a house catching fire? Very bleak, right. In the society where my parents live, the lane surrounding the building is …

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Global Pharmacovigilance laws and regulations – IAOCR Directory Serbia – Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia Slovakia – State Institute for Drug Control Slovenia …

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James Reason created the Swiss cheese model to explain how faults in different layers of a system lead to incidents. This model shows how a …

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To err is human, and this is why it is so important to apply human factors for patient safety, and develop procedures to minimize error. …

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Incident that laid the foundation of Pharmacovigilance In 1957, a drug was marketed as a safe sedative by a German company. They advertised their product …

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Have you watched Dr. House? I have been a big fan. Not only for the amazing Dr. Gregory House, and the story line but because …

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If you are working on oncology studies, have you noticed that complete radical mastectomy is usually reported pre-1980 for breast cancer patients. Have you thought about …

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Effective #pharmacovigilance is only possible when we have data to assess and analyse. Are we reporting, are HCPs reporting? I spoke to a friend whose …

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Indian Medical association (IMA) and WHO prescribes 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene for healthcare workers to prevent Hospital acquired infections: IMA recommends health-care workers to …

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Why is #Pharmacovigilance important? To achieve the Utopian goal of #patientsafety ?? Well, we can’t understand the real significance of PV awareness until we experience …

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