Government
and private hospitals doctors would have to send the information of side
effects in a prescribed manner
The reaction
of cardiac stent and heart valve would be
monitored
Now the
cheap quality of medical devices and their side effects along with the
medicines would be monitored in the treatment of serious diseases. The
government and the private doctors would have to send a form with the complete
detailed information regarding the effects and side effects of a cardiac stent,
heart valve, catheters, and other medical
devices. The team of specialists would not only alert regarding the quality of
the medical devices but also, the correct action would be taken against the
manufacturer under the drug controller journal of India, New Delhi.
The reaction of cardiac stent and heart valve would be monitored |
The information
would be sent here –
This
decision was taken by the central government after adding sterol and nonsterol to the medicines. According to Dr.
Lokendra Sharma, pharmacology department, SMS medical college, Adverse Event
reporting form has been created by the central government to regulate and
inform the side effects of medical devices. In this form, the name of the manufacturer, category, license number,
brand, model number, serial batch number, lot number, the date of the implant on the patient and the side effects
would have to be mentioned.
This can be
reported here –
Medical
device adverse event reporting form Chitra
tirunal institute of medical sciences
& technology, Indian pharmacopeia commission, national center Ghaziabad,
biomedical technology wing tiruvantapuram.