Global Journal of Medical Research: B Pharma, Drug Discovery, Toxicology and Medicine Volume 14 Issue 4 Version 1.0 Year 2014 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888 The Need of Pharmacovigilance Activities in Yemen By Mohammed Ahmed Alshakka Abdulkareem Mohammed Alshami, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Alian Alresheedy, Saleh Altamimi & Saleh AlgfrI Aden University, Yemen Abstract- Adverse drug reactions, medication errors and other drug-related problems are the leading causes of hospital-lisation and are associated with a huge economic burden and significant human suffering. This serious issue of medication therapy also contributes to morbidity and mortality. At present, the monitoring of adverse drug reactions was started in Yemen by establishing a pharmacovigilance centre in 2011. Till now there is no published information about its work , number of reports and how they process it. The country and public are facing with many safety problems related to drug smuggling, counterfeit drugs, improper and irrational use of drugs, importation of unnecessary drugs and medical errors. Therefore, it is necessary to make serious steps and active regulations in Yemen to ensure patients and public safety in relation to medicines use. Keywords: adverse drug reaction, drug safety, pharm-acovigilance, safety monitoring, yemen. GJMR-B Classification : NLMC Code: QV 738 TheNeedofPharmacovigilanceActivitiesinYemen Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: © 2014. Mohammed Ahmed Alshakka Abdulkareem Mohammed Alshami, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Alian Alresheedy, Saleh Altamimi & Saleh AlgfrI. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.