ALIGARH, Aug. 24 -- speaking patients and medicine users to report suspected adverse effects in their preferred language. The Urdu form will be available in addition to the consumer reporting forms already provided in 10 regional languages.

The initiative is aimed at making pharmacovigilance more accessible and inclusive, particularly in areas with significant Urdu-speaking populations, and is expected to strengthen public participation in reporting medicine-related safety concerns.

Prof. Syed Ziaur Rahman, Coordinator, Regional Training Centre, Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) and Materiovigilance Programme of India, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), played an important role in facilitating the introductio...