A Review on the Integration of Pharmacovigilance and Materiovigilance: A Holistic Strategy for Strengthening Patient Safety
Ashay Gupta, Anuja Jha, Pooja Reddy, Mohammad Rafi, Jitendra Patidar
Patient safety hinges on vigilant monitoring of adverse events associated with drugs and medical devices. In India the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) spearheads this responsibility by serving as the National Coordination Centre (NCC) for Pharmacovigilance programme of India (PvPI) and Materiovigilance programme of India (MvPI) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Pharmacovigilance programme addresses the adverse events caused by medicines whereas the Materiovigilance programme tracks medical devices associated adverse events. As pharmaceuticals and medical technologies evolve, integrating these vigilance programmemes is crucial. This unified approach emphasizes the advantage of an integrated framework through shared infrastructure and reporting mechanism, enhancing surveillance efficiency and facilitating timely detection of safety signals. Despite progress, hurdles such as underreporting, awareness gap, and medico-legal concerns persist. Reinforcing the integrated pharmacovigilance-materiovigilance system through capacity building unified reporting process and platform and stakeholders buy-in is crucial for improving post marketing oversight and ensuring patient safety. This review demonstrates the scope and feasibility of integrating both the programmemes, along with emerging opportunities, potential public health outcomes in a unified and cohesive national vigilance ecosystem.
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