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== Safety and pharmacovigilance of Ayurveda medicines==  

== Safety and pharmacovigilance of Ayurveda medicines==  

Ayurveda emphasizes judicious use of any herb, medicine or therapy only after proper analysis of status of individual biology (rogi bala pariksha), intensity and condition of disease (vyadhi bala and awastha). Personalized medicine as per suitability of the individual shall be prescribed after complete therapeutic knowledge of medicine. Ayurveda strongly denounces haphazard use of any medicine.[[Deerghanjiviteeya_Adhyaya#Importance_of_complete_knowledge_of_therapeutic_actions_of_plants|[Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 1/122-135]]] Any drug/management/procedure which, when administered, produces any untoward effect other than expected beneficial action is not considered a perfect treatment.<ref>Goyal M. Pharmacovigilance: An ayurvedic viewpoint. AYU [serial online] 2018 [cited 2020 Sep 25];39:197-8. Available from: http://www.ayujournal.org/text.asp?2018/39/4/197/262161</ref> Considering the need of documentation of adverse effects<ref>Thatte U, Bhalerao S. Pharmacovigilance of ayurvedic medicines in India. Indian J Pharmacol. 2008;40(Suppl 1):S10-S12.</ref> due to imperfect treatment, pharmacovigilance program of Ayurveda medicines and therapies is started. <ref> Galib, Acharya RN. National Pharmacovigilance Programme for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Drugs. AYU [serial online] 2008 [cited 2020 Sep 25];29:195-200. Available from: http://www.ayujournal.org/article.asp?issn=0974-8520;year=2008;volume=29;issue=4;spage=195;epage=200;aulast=Galib,;type=0</ref>.

Ayurveda emphasizes judicious use of any herb, medicine or therapy only after proper analysis of status of individual (rogi bala pariksha), intensity and condition of disease (vyadhi bala and awastha). Personalized medicine as per suitability of the individual shall be prescribed after complete therapeutic knowledge of medicine. Ayurveda strongly denounces haphazard use of any medicine.[[Deerghanjiviteeya_Adhyaya#Importance_of_complete_knowledge_of_therapeutic_actions_of_plants|[Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 1/122-135]]] Any drug/management/procedure which, when administered, produces any untoward effect other than expected beneficial action is not considered a perfect treatment.<ref>Goyal M. Pharmacovigilance: An ayurvedic viewpoint. AYU [serial online] 2018 [cited 2020 Sep 25];39:197-8. Available from: http://www.ayujournal.org/text.asp?2018/39/4/197/262161</ref> Considering the need of documentation of adverse effects<ref>Thatte U, Bhalerao S. Pharmacovigilance of ayurvedic medicines in India. Indian J Pharmacol. 2008;40(Suppl 1):S10-S12.</ref> due to imperfect treatment, pharmacovigilance program of Ayurveda medicines and therapies is started. <ref> Galib, Acharya RN. National Pharmacovigilance Programme for Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Drugs. AYU [serial online] 2008 [cited 2020 Sep 25];29:195-200. Available from: http://www.ayujournal.org/article.asp?issn=0974-8520;year=2008;volume=29;issue=4;spage=195;epage=200;aulast=Galib,;type=0</ref>

 

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