Adverse Events Management During Albendazole Mass Drug Administration: A Pilot Study Experiences from A District of Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

Focussed Surveillance of Albendazole Mass Drug Administration T his pilot study describes the field experiences of integrated approach of regional Adverse Drug Reactions monitoring centre (AMC) under Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) and National de worming program in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh, India in adverse events monitoring associated with albendazole mass drug administration in school children. Though 2% of adverse events (AE) reported as non - serious in nature, found few gap areas in management of children those encountered with such adverse events. Therefore, necessary Standard Operating Procedures and risk management plan to be developed and healthcare workers trained accordingly to minimize the risk.