Pharmacovigilance – Need for Society By Dr. K . Manohar Babu Professor GIET School of Pharmacy
Introduction- Definition of PV – D, A, U, P History, Examples of failure in PV Need for Pharmacovigilence Types of ADRs Drug discovery process Limitations of clinical studies Reporting and Governing stricture
Introduction
Achyuth - Very popular character artist died of heart attack at the age of 41.
Taraka Ratna suffers from heart attack
Adverse Drug Reactions A response to a drug which is noxious and unintended, and which occurs at doses normally used in man for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease, or for the modifications of physiological function.
Scope of Pharmacovigilance ADRs event Medication errors Substandard medication Lack of efficacy of medicine Misuse and abuse of drugs Interaction between medications
Types of ADRs
Type A: Predictable, related to mechanism of action Type B: Unpredictable, not related to known mechanism Type A Type B Dose dependency Yes No Predictable from known pharmacology Yes No Predisposing factor Co-morbidities Genetic, Immunological, Frequency Common Uncommon Seriousness Variable Serous
Mechanisms of action of ADRs Pharmacodynamics- PD • Mechanism of action • Targets • Specificity Pharmacokinetics- PK • Drug absorption • Drug distribution • Drug metabolism • Drug excretion
Reasons for Type A reactions PK variability • Bioavailability • Excretion • Interactions with drug/food • Genetic Concentration abnormal! PD variability • Individual susceptibility due to altered target organ sensitivity • Interactions • Additive • Synergistic • Genetic
Type B – Immunologic reactions Drug allergies – 4 pathophysiological types Anaphylaxis II . Antibody-mediated cytotoxic reactions III . Immune complex-mediated reactions IV . Delayed type hypersensitivity
Drug factors associated with ADRs Narrow therapeutic index • anticoagulants • immuno suppressants Effects at multiple targets (“dirty drugs”) • antipsychotics • Corticosteroids Toxic effects in one organ • Aminoglycoside ototoxicity • Chloroquine retinopathy
Examples of failure in PV
Need for Pharmacovigilence ???
Drug Drug used for Side Effect Year of ban Avandia Type-2 Diabetes Increased risk of heart attacks 2010 Chantix Quit smoking tobacco products Serious hypersensitivity 2021 Vioxx rofecoxib NSAID Risk of heart attacks and strokes 2007 Baycol Blocks LDL cholesterol Muscle tissue breaks down 2001 Tysabri Multiple sclerosis Multifocal leukoencephalopathy 2005