Ministry of AYUSH has introduced new Central Sector scheme for promoting pharmacovigilance of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy (ASU&H) Drugs.
About:
Objective: Developing the culture of documenting adverse effects Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs by strict monitoring of misleading advertisements appearing in the print and electronic media.
Background:
The quality issues and safety concerns of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy Drugs have been raised from various sources.
In this background, the scheme was rolled out for implementation in the country near the end of financial year 2017-18.
Implementation mechanism:
A three-tier network of National Pharmacovigilance Centre (NPvCC), Intermediary Pharmacovigilance Centres (IPvCCs) and Peripheral Pharmacovigilance Centres (PPvCC) will be established.
All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH, has been designated as NPvCC for coordinating the initiative.
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