Archive · 17 Nov 2025
AIIMS Bhopal Emphasizes Eco-Pharmacovigilance for Patient & Environmental Safety
Doctors at AIIMS Bhopal are talking about a special kind of safety check for medicines called Eco-Pharmacovigilance.
This check makes sure medicines don't harm the environment, like plants or animals, after we use them.
They had a meeting to teach doctors and coordinators how to do these checks.
This helps keep everyone, including us and nature, safe from any bad effects of medicines.
Doctors also reminded everyone that writing prescriptions carefully and knowing a patient's health history helps prevent problems with medicines.
AIIMS Bhopal stressed the importance of Eco-Pharmacovigilance (EPV) for patient and environmental safety in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
EPV monitors the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals, unlike traditional pharmacovigilance which focuses solely on human health.
The initiative aims to identify and manage ecological risks associated with drug usage.
This discussion took place during the Eighth Advanced Level Pharmacovigilance Training and Coordinators Meeting organized by AIIMS Bhopal.
Key speakers highlighted the importance of proper prescription writing and patient history in preventing adverse drug reactions.
- Who
- AIIMS Bhopal, represented by Dr. Niket Rai and Dr. Rajnish Joshi
- What
- Highlighted the importance of Eco-Pharmacovigilance (EPV) and discussed its regulatory aspects, aiming to ensure patient and environmental safety from pharmaceuticals.
- When
- During the Eighth Advanced Level Pharmacovigilance Training and Coordinators Meeting for MP and Chhattisgarh.
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To strengthen capabilities in pharmacovigilance, ensure citizen safety, encourage reporting of adverse drug reactions, and address ecological risks posed by pharmaceuticals.
- Institution
- AIIMS Bhopal
- Focus Area
- Eco-Pharmacovigilance (EPV) for patient and environmental safety
- Regions Covered
- Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
- Event
- Eighth Advanced Level Pharmacovigilance Training and Coordinators Meeting
- Organizing Body
- Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS Bhopal (Regional Training Centre-cum-Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre)