
The safety information about the drug remains limited during its pre-authorization process which results in many consequences.
For this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has implemented Programme for International Drug Monitoring (PIDM), which is a network of >150 countries for monitoring the ADRs for enhancing the safer and more effective use of drugs.
Also, it is necessary to notify all AEs related to drugs to the ethics committees (responsible for ensuring human research is carried out in an ethical manner).
All safety issues of the drug are reviewed by Drug Safety Monitoring Boards.
For doing this, the sponsor needs to follow below main elements:
Phase IV Studies: Post-authorisation safety and efficacy studies which include either disease management studies or pharmacoepidemiology studies.