6th National Pharmacovigilance Week Celebration – 2026
As part of the 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week Celebration – 2026, N.E.T. Pharmacy College, Raichur, organized a Walkathon for Pharmacovigilance and Medicine Safety Awareness on Day 6. The activity aimed to create awareness about Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), ADR reporting, and the importance of medicine safety among students and the surrounding community.
Walkathon and Awareness Campaign
The walkathon commenced from the college campus and covered the internal campus area, the area in front of the college, the main road, and the hospital premises, taking the message of pharmacovigilance beyond the classroom and into the community.
Pharm.D interns and D.Pharm students actively participated in the walkathon along with faculty members. Students carried awareness placards with messages on ADRs, ADR reporting, pharmacovigilance, and medicine safety in Kannada, English, Telugu, and Hindi, ensuring that the key messages could reach people from different linguistic backgrounds. An awareness banner was also carried during the walkathon, prominently highlighting the National Pharmacovigilance Week campaign and its message.
Inauguration and Faculty Participation
The walkathon was inaugurated by Dr. H. Doddayya, Principal, along with Mr. Binu K M, Associate Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacy Practice. They interacted with the participating students and encouraged them to actively contribute to public awareness and medicine safety initiatives. Dr. Naga Deepthi, Dr. Rashmi, and Dr. Dinanjay also participated in the activity and supported the students throughout the walkathon.
Multilingual Awareness on Medicine Safety
The multilingual placards and banner helped make the campaign more visible and accessible to the public while providing students with an opportunity to communicate important messages on ADR recognition and reporting in a simple and effective manner.
Conclusion
Overall, the Day 6 walkathon was an enthusiastic community-awareness initiative, bringing together students and faculty members to promote awareness of Adverse Drug Reactions, consumer reporting, pharmacovigilance, and safer use of medicines within the institution and the surrounding community.