A PHARMACOVIGILANCE STUDY EXAMINING CLINICIANS' KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE ON REPORTING ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
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Adverse drug reaction, Pharmacovigilance, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice
Abstract
Background and objectives: The role of Clinicians is very essential in reporting and tracking adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to build an international database that guarantees pharmaceutical safety. However, a major problem exists when it comes to under-reporting suspected ADRs, especially in countries like India where healthcare professionals are not aware about the problem. Study was carried out at tertiary care hospital in India, the current study sought to evaluate the physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) about ADR self-reporting.
Method: 120 clinicians were included in the present study from single tertiary care hospital. This study was cross-sectional, observational, and questionnaire-based; participating physicians were drawn from multiple clinical departments. This questionnaire-based research aimed to gather demographic data and details on doctors' awareness of, attitudes toward, and perceptions of reporting adverse events.
Results: The average time spent by doctors to finish answering the questionnaire was found to be fifteen minutes. From the total number of participants in the research (n = 120), 54% were postgraduate physicians and 46% were graduates. ADR reporting is essential and would help the patient, according to 92% of respondents. ADR reporting is a professional duty for physicians, according to 74% of respondents.
Conclusion: The current research concluded that most medical professionals recognized the need for reporting and had excellent knowledge and attitudes about pharmacovigilance. Nevertheless, the reporting rate was quite low. An interactive training program is required to raise healthcare workers' knowledge of reporting ADRs
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Dr Ashutosh Roy
Junior Resident, Department of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutic Medicine, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, UP, India
Dr Harshali Bharat Rankhambe
Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Gian Sagar Medical College, Rajpura, Punjab, India
Dr Anubhuti Khare
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Peoples College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Dr K Raghavendra Dev
Junior Resident, Department of Pharmacology, Rangaraya Medical College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India