Retrospective Observational Study to Evaluate Causality, Preventability and Severity of Adverse Drug Reaction Associated with Anticancer Drugs in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Northern India.

Background: Chemotherapy has high efficacy, but it is associated with several adverse drug reactions (ADRs).

Objectives: A retrospective observational study to explore the prevalence, causality, and preventability of ADRs of anticancer agents was conducted.

Methods: The study was carried out at Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences Jalandhar, Punjab after obtaining IEC approval.

A survey on the knowledge, attitude and the practice of pharmacovigilance among the health care professionals in a teaching hospital in northern India.

Objective: To assess the pharmacovigilance awareness among the healthcare professionals in a teaching hospital in Northern India.

Material And Methods: A questionnaire which was suitable for assessing the basic Knowledge, Attitude and the Practice (KAP) of pharmacovigilance was designed and distributed among 100 doctors of the Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

Results: Among the 100 doctors, 61 responded.