About Us

The Digital India Movement initiated by the Govt. of India has made significant changes in the IT sector. We are witnessing tremendous improvement in the application of Information Technology (IT) in every Ministry and its organizations. Health is a major concern in India. Implementation of IT in healthcare is being accelerated to provide effective and better care for the citizens of India.

Ministry of Ayush has taken the initiative in healthcare Information technology implementation projects. In this regard, the Ministry of Ayush has created Ayush Grid (AG) to get all the IT projects under one umbrella. It is an integration of IT projects exclusively meant for the improvement and facilitation of Ayush pan India.

Ayush Suraksha

Ayush Suraksha is an Ayush-Vigibase which comprises Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Homoeopathy pharmacovigilance database. Ayush is gaining worldwide impact. Simultaneously it covers all the aspects including vigilance over the Ayush Drugs and the ultimate target is “Patient Safety”.

In line with the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI), the Ayush Pharmacovigilance was launched with a broad objective to better Health care and warrant Patient Safety. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are reported from all over the country to the National Pharmacovigilance Coordination Centre (NPvCC) - All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) through Peripheral Pharmacovigilance Centres (PPvCs) and Intermediary Pharmacovigilance Centres (IPvCs). This includes 05 Intermediary Pharmacovigilance Centers (IPvCs) and 97 Peripheral Pharmacovigilance Centers (PPvCs), from all the National Institutes, Research Councils, and Many Academic hospitals.

Ayush Suraksha is a comprehensive IT platform to effectively document all the suspected Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) and capture all the Objectionable Advertisments(OAs) / Misleading Advertisements(MLAs). Ayush Suraksha was developed by Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai under the Central Council for Research in Siddha, Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India, and submitted to Ayush Grid.

Ayush Suraksha (Focussed Third Eye watch on Ayush Drugs for the betterment of Patient Safety) invites all the health care professionals and patients/consumers to join us in our mission to promote Patient Safety. Ayush is marching towards Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP).

Pharmacovigilance

Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani systems of medicine have been practised in India since the ancient period. These systems of medicine explain the basic characteristics of the drug, medicine preparation, and Treatment procedure with diet advice, the occurrence of ADR is very minimal in that period of time. In this modern era, due to environmental factors, miscommunication, modernization, practising of various systems of medicine, the occurrence of ADR is more common but people misbelief that Natural is always safe. Pharmacovigilance is to safeguard the public from the harmful effects of medicine. Everyone may take traditional medicines at some point in our lives for various reasons. Pharmacovigilance is all about the safer and more effective use of medicines for everyone. It is also known as Drug Safety. Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other medicine/vaccine-related problem. Certain side effects may only emerge once these products have been used by a heterogenous population, including people with other concurrent diseases, and over a long period of time.

The quality issues and safety concerns of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy Drugs have been raised from various sources. Ministry of Ayush felt Pharmacovigilance is necessary for the future development of the traditional system of medicine.

Objectives

To warrant the Patient Safety of every citizen of India

Effective documentation of suspected Adverse Drugs Reactions (ADRs)

A smart way to capture Objectionable Advertisements (OAs) / Misleading Advertisements (MLAs)

To improve patient care in Ayush

To improve Public Health through Ayush

To improve work efficiency in Ayush

Efficient management of Ayush hospital

To improve Research in ASU & H Drugs

To eliminate the chances of potential errors in Ayush hospitals

Finding the FACT through Documenting (ADR Reporting) the FAULT for Better Understanding of the Drug Related Problems (DRP)

To maintain the Ayush – Vigibase system in India

Features

• Ministry of Ayush and Drug Policy Section (DPS) can monitor the ADRs and OAs/MLAs.
• Ayush Pharmacovigilance Database can be maintained seamlessly.
• Causality Assessment is possible with better documentation.
• OAs/MLAs can be regulated through their authenticated documentation with digital track.
• The State Licensing Authority (SLA) can take action and document effortlessly.
• Generate the State-of-the-Art Reports- OAs/MLAs and ADRs.
• National Ayush Morbidity Codes and ICD11 are integrated.
• Protects the Ayush Drugs and enhances Patient Safety.
• National and Global Impact of Ayush.