Pharmacovigilance: practice question

A Pharmacology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pharmacology · Pharmacovigilance

Sample item

What is the purpose of spontaneous adverse-drug-reaction reporting?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Detect rare or unexpected safety signals

Spontaneous reporting can identify rare or delayed safety signals after widespread use, prompting further assessment and regulatory action.

Option by option

  • A. Determine drug price

    Pricing is not its purpose.

  • B. Prove causality in every report

    Single reports do not prove causality.

  • C. Detect rare or unexpected safety signals (correct)

    Correct: reports generate pharmacovigilance signals.

  • D. Replace clinical trials entirely

    Trials remain essential for efficacy and common harms.

Source note: Original NextPrep sample item — pending expert review. This item is original practice material awaiting independent expert review, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.

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What is the answer to this Pharmacology question?

The best answer is C, Detect rare or unexpected safety signals. Spontaneous reporting can identify rare or delayed safety signals after widespread use, prompting further assessment and regulatory action.

Why is "Determine drug price" not the answer?

Pricing is not its purpose.

Why is "Prove causality in every report" not the answer?

Single reports do not prove causality.

Why is "Replace clinical trials entirely" not the answer?

Trials remain essential for efficacy and common harms.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Pharmacovigilance in Pharmacology. The correct option holds because: Correct: reports generate pharmacovigilance signals.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Pharmacovigilance?

Learn drugs as classes, then the exception in each class that an examiner would pick. Then use the flashcards and the other Pharmacology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.