1. Central Drugs Standard Control
Organisation
(CDSCO)
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Introduction
THE CENTRAL DRUGS STANDARD CONTROL ORGANIZATION
(CDSCO) is the Central Drug Authority for discharging functions assigned to
the Central Government under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.
CDSCO has
 6 - zonal offices,
 4 - sub-zonal offices,
 13 - port offices and
 7 - laboratories under its control.

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Pharmacy
Department of
Pharmacy Practice
How to get an CDSCO ADR
reporting form?

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Pharmacy
Department of
Pharmacy Practice
Where to submit CDSCO reporting
form?
After completing, return this form to the nearest
Pharmacovigilance centre/ADR monitoring
centre.

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Pharmacy
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List of ADR monitoring centres (AMC) under
Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI)

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Pharmacy
Department of
Pharmacy Practice
List of new ADR monitoring centres (AMC) under
PvPI

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Pharmacy Practice
Causality assessment
CDSCO recommends the use of WHO causality
assessment scale for assessing an ADR.
Causality assessment of and ADR is done by
regional centres/ zonal centres.

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WHO causality assessment scale

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WHO-UMC
NPC/CDSCO
Zonal centre
Regional centre
Peripheral centre
Healthcare professionals
FlowofADRreportin
India

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Peripheral centres:
 collect and record the adverse event.
Regional centres:
 to collect & scrutinize the data, causality analysis is performed.
Zonal centres:
 to verify/validate causality analysis.
 statistical analysis is done & consolidated report submited to NPC.
 provide training & support to regional centre.

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NPC/CDSCO:
 monitor ADRs sends recommendations pertaining to regulatory issues to
CDSCO.
 maintain liaison with international Pharmacovigilance regulatory authority.
 review PSUR of pharmaceutical analysis.
WHO-UMC:
 provide information on drug safety to regulatory bodies, researchers and
pharmacists

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