A Cross-Sectional Study on Knowledge and Perceptions of Pharmacovigilance among Pharmacy Students of Selected Tertiary Institutions in Jordan

Comparison of the Knowledge and Perception of Pharmacovigilance Among Pharmacy, Dental and Medical Students in Aden-Yemen

“…This result is harmonious with the result of previous studies whereby pharmacists develop a positive attitude towards how they can handle and report ADR [23] It was observed that students had challenge completing the ADR reporting form, this could be attributed to their lack of training in ADR reporting. [20,21] To help students with positive attitudes towards reporting ADR in their future practice, there is a need to include training in ADR and PV in their curricula [23] to improve the clinical outcomes and promote the rational use of drugs. [24][25][26] More than half of the study population strongly agreed that ADR reporting should be made mandatory for professionals, indicating that students have positive perception towards PV and ADR reporting.…”

“…Also, more than half of the pharmacy students (67%) stated that ADR could be fatal if not identified and managed compared to dentistry students (68%) and medical students (43.6%). Our study observes that there is no nearest pharmacovigilance center located in the study area in effect it is not very much promoted by the relevant authorities.Students also have poor knowledge about the national pharmacoviglance program; therefore ADR topics should be included in the curricula of pharmacy, dentistry, and medical students so that their knowledge can be enhanced [23] The attitude of the pharmacy towards these issues was more positive compared to the medical and dentistry students. This result is harmonious with the result of previous studies whereby pharmacists develop a positive attitude towards how they can handle and report ADR [23] It was observed that students had challenge completing the ADR reporting form, this could be attributed to their lack of training in ADR reporting.…”

“…Our study observes that there is no nearest pharmacovigilance center located in the study area in effect it is not very much promoted by the relevant authorities.Students also have poor knowledge about the national pharmacoviglance program; therefore ADR topics should be included in the curricula of pharmacy, dentistry, and medical students so that their knowledge can be enhanced [23] The attitude of the pharmacy towards these issues was more positive compared to the medical and dentistry students. This result is harmonious with the result of previous studies whereby pharmacists develop a positive attitude towards how they can handle and report ADR [23] It was observed that students had challenge completing the ADR reporting form, this could be attributed to their lack of training in ADR reporting. [20,21] To help students with positive attitudes towards reporting ADR in their future practice, there is a need to include training in ADR and PV in their curricula [23] to improve the clinical outcomes and promote the rational use of drugs.…”

“…Similar studies conducted in other developing nations gave the same results. [16][17][18][19][20] These findings can perhaps be attributed to the shortage of courses on ADR and PV in their educational content. [21][22] More than half of the pharmacy students (67.7%) stated that ADR should be reported only when they feel that the cases are severe compared to dentistry (44.9%) and medical students stating the same (46.5%).…”

“…[14,15] Various studies were done to assess students' knowledge of pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting, and their attitude towards them showed that there is a deficiency of knowledge concerning pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting. [16][17][18][19][20][21] Therefore the study objective is to assess and compare the knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reporting among final year Pharmacy, Dental and Medicine students in Aden University.…”