IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-9-5-25104 Original Research Paper Evaluation of adverse drug reactions using drop box at tertiary care centre: A step towards pharmacovigilance Kumar Dr. Dr. Lokendra Sharma Dr. May 2020 9 5 01 02 ABSTRACT

Background: India rates below 1% in terms of ADR reporting against the world rate of 5%. The reporting of ADRs has become a crucial component of the monitoring and evaluation activities which are performed in most of the hospitals. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has initiated the National Pharmacovigilance Program which is coordinated by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization in New Delhi. Under this program peripheral, regional and zonal Pharmacovigilance Centers are asked to work cohesively to improve ADR reporting in India. Materials & Methods: The present study was carried out at RUHS College of Medical Sciences attached hospital RDBP Jaipuria hospital, Jaipur (Rajasthan) during the period of six months from February 2019 to July 2019. Clearance from institutional ethical committee was taken prior to the study. In the present study safely locked ‘ADR notification drop boxes’ (with the key purpose printed on them) were installed systematically in all the wards of our tertiary care hospital. Results: In the present study we found that that 3 adverse drug reactions notified in the first month, which was followed by 4 adverse drug reactions notified in third month, followed by 5 adverse drug reactions notification in fourth month. 7 adverse drug reactions were notified in fifth month and 12 adverse drug reactions notified July month. Conclusions: We concluded from present study that drop box can be one of the easy methods to report adverse drug reactions. Drop box also provides a quick method to health care professional and patients to report adverse drug reactions. Reporting of ADRs is compulsory and it should be made an integral part of the patient care.