They have important consequences, and one – third of such events are preventable or ameliorable. Improvements in monitoring for and responding to symptoms appear to be especially important for the prevention of ADRs in this setting. In addition, improved communication between ambulatory care patients and their physicians may reduce the frequency of these events. It is clear that ADRs are a source of economic burden on patients, their care – givers and the health care systems that treat them. The majority of the ADRs are mild, however, in some untoward incidents these might be severe, life threatening and/ or fatal. Therefore, through pharmacovigilance (PV) activities, spontaneous reporting of ADRs and conducting observational studies are important tools for detection, assessment and prevention of ADRs, therefore reducing the financial burden of these
They have important consequences, and one – third of such events are preventable or ameliorable. Improvements in monitoring for and responding to symptoms appear to be especially important for the prevention of ADRs in this setting. In addition, improved communication between ambulatory care patients and their physicians may reduce the frequency of these events. It is clear that ADRs are a source of economic burden on patients, their care – givers and the health care systems that treat them. The majority of the ADRs are mild, however, in some untoward incidents these might be severe, life threatening and/ or fatal. Therefore, through pharmacovigilance (PV) activities, spontaneous reporting of ADRs and conducting observational studies are important tools for detection, assessment and prevention of ADRs, therefore reducing the financial burden of these