Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine (Jul 2022)
Ancient wisdom of ayurveda vis-à-vis contemporary aspect of materiovigilance
Abstract
Materiovigilance is regulatory system to study and follow incidents that might result from using medical devices. To trail the occurrence of untoward effects associated with medical devices as well as to document and prevent their recurrence; the Indian Pharmacopeia Commission initiated Materiovigilance program in India (MvPI) in 2015. Classical texts of Ayurveda include substantial description of devices intended for various therapeutic purposes such as Panchakarm (penta-bio purification procedures), Surgeries and for management of gynecological conditions etc. The implemented program of Materiovigilance does not include Ayurveda devices and thus there is need for documentation, systematic classification of Ayurveda devices and development of Ayurveda Materiovigilance (AMv).In this review, relevant information from classical texts of Ayurveda, latest published information related to Materiovigilance and information of medical devices from classical texts of Ayurveda has been scrutinized along with systematic correlation and applied interpretation of the collected data. It is observed that Materiovigilance has been well documented in Ayurveda in context of twenty six surgical and diagnostic devices; eleven mostly utilized pharmaceutical instruments five Panchakarma instruments and five home devices. For regulation of quality of Ayurveda medical devices, their manufacturing, standard utilization, reporting and prevention of medical device associated errors; it is the need of hour to create and implement regulation in the form of AMv. The Ayurveda literature highlights that the ancient seers of Ayurveda were well aware regarding Materiovigilance in their own way. However in view of modern era and mainstreaming of Ayurveda heritage, critical revision, updating, systematically categorization of Ayurveda devices, development and implementation of AMv regulation is the need of hour.
