Report Drug Side Effects to Save Lives

Director-General of the Office of Monitoring Health Product Consumption at the Food and Drug Organization said timely reporting of drug side effects and medication errors helps quickly identify risks and prevent future harm.

Referring to the importance of monitoring the safety of health products, Nazila Yousefi said: Some medicines and health products may have unexpected side effects after entering the market. Therefore, the reporting of unwanted side effects plays an important role in identifying risks, maintaining the health of society, and promoting the safety and effectiveness of these products.

He added: Every complication report can help identify a risk and prevent harm to other people. Therefore, reporting side effects is a responsible and necessary action whose effectiveness depends on the participation and cooperation of all members of society.

The Director General of the Food and Drug Organization's Health Products Monitoring Office continued: reporting a complication should not be considered a trivial action; Because even one report can provide valuable information about the safety of a product and prevent the repetition of similar problems for other consumers.

He said about how to register unwanted side effects reports: People can use the designated routes to register reports as soon as possible after learning about a complication or medication error so that the necessary information is provided to the health product safety monitoring system.

According to Yousefi, the online registration of the report through the adr system. And the "reporter folder" section is possible. Also, citizens and other reporters can register their report through phone number 190, extension 3, code 2. Scanning the assigned QR code and entering the system are other ways to access this process.

He emphasized: reporting unwanted side effects of health products is not just an administrative action, but a direct contribution to protecting the health of society, and every timely report can play an effective role in identifying risks, preventing possible injuries, and increasing the safety of health products.