Abstract

ABSTRACT Pharmacovigilance is a science which ultimately deals with effective health care with safe drugs. A better understanding of this among the health care professional students (medical, dental, pharmacy, nursing and physiotherapy students) is mandatory for effective implementation. This article attempts to facilitate the attitude and aptitude of the targeted students by making definitions of pharmacovigilance, requirements and the reporting information easy. It is essential that public/ health care givers need more awareness about this so as to enable them to report any adverse reaction however mild it is, in an unhesitant way. This will help to restrict the use of drugs producing adverse reactions, there by rendering safe health care.