Dr J Vijay Venkatraman, managing director, Oviya MedSafe, a Pharmacovigilance Consulting and Drug Safety Service based in India, has been awarded the Fellowship of the Pharmaceutical Information and Pharmacovigilance Association, UK (FPIPA) recently in line with the eligibility criteria set by PIPA as a professional accreditation association.

PIPA is the professional organisation for individuals who are involved in the provision and management of information and those involved in the fulfillment of regulatory requirements relating to drug safety. The association was formed in 1974 and now represents over 800 members who work in a variety of pharmaceutical information management roles, such as medical information, pharmacovigilance, scientific research information and business information. PIPA, an international society, is headquartered at Haslemere in Surrey, UK.

Says Dr J Vijay Venkatraman , "I would like to thank PIPA for the strong support rendered to my various activities pertaining to Pharmacovigilance, over the past decade, without which this milestone could not have been achieved. This recognition comes with an implicit responsibility and an opportunity to reinstate my commitment to the advancement of Pharmacovigilance”.