Materiovigilance programme of india by akhilesh sachan
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- 1. Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) By: Akhilesh Sachan Pharmacovigilance Associate National Coordination Centre-Pharmacovigilance Programme Of India.
- 2. The purpose of Materiovigilance is to study and follow incidents that might result from using medical devices. It enables dangerous devices to be withdrawn from the market and to eliminate faults in medical devices with the intention of constantly improving the quality of devices and providing patients and users with increased safety. Materiovigilance:
- 3. Medical device is defined as any instrument, equipment, material or other article used on its own or jointly, including software required for it to function correctly, which is intended by the manufacturer to be used on humans for the following purposes : • for diagnostic, prevention, control, treating or diminishing an illness • for diagnostic, control, treating, for diminishing or compensating an injury or handicap, • for studying, replacing or modifying part of the anatomy or a physiological process • for mastering conception and whose principal intended action in or on the human body is not obtained by pharmacological or immunological means or by metabolism but whose function can be assisted in such a way. Medical Devices:
- 4. Medical Devices contd.... Medical Devices come under Schedule R1. At present, provisions related to import, manufacture, distribution and sale of medical devices are covered under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945
- 5. After several horrific cases of malfunctioning medical devices, like babies being burnt to death due to short circuits in incubators or hip implants causing blood poisoning etc. The Ministry of Health and family Welfare (MoHFW) has approved a commencement of “Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI)” vide approval dated 10/02/2015 in an effort to ensure safety of medical devices. Materiovigilance Programme of India(MvPI)
- 6. Materiovigilance Programme of India(MvPI): Materiovigilance Program of India (MvPI) has been launched by DCG (I) on 6th July 2015 at Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) Ghaziabad. IPC Ghaziabad functions as National Coordination Centre for MvPI. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, function as National Collaborating Centre for MvPI. Technical support will be provided by National Health System Resource Centre (NHSRC) for MvPI.
- 8. Any dysfunction or any change of the characteristics and/or performance of a device, any inadequacy in the labeling or instructions, which might lead to death or serious relapse in the state of health of a patient, a user or a third party. Any technical or medical reason related to the characteristics or performance of a device. Not only serious incidents but also the cases where there was a risk of a serious incident but that incident was avoided due to the attention and action of the relevant people. What to report
- 9. Duly filled Medical Device Adverse Event Reporting Form can be send to Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology (SCTIMST),National Collaboration Centre-Materiovigilance Programme of India), Biomedical Technology Wing, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram 695012,Kerala,India. Or Directly email the duly filled form to mvpi@sctimst.ac.in. Or Call on Toll free Helpline no. 1800 180 3024 to report Adverse event. Where to report
- 10. Draft Medical Device Adverse Event Reporting Form:
- 11. Constitution of Steering committee and working group. Medical Device Adverse Event(MDAE) reporting form Drafted by IPC. MvPI Toolkit drafted jointly by IPC & NHSRC. 10 Medical Device Monitoring Centres (MDMCs) have been identified. Recruitment of Research Associates is in progress. Current Status of MvPI:
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