Adverse Drug Reaction reporting among medical and dental practitioners: a KAP study

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Pharmacovigilance and Consumer Pharmacovigilance among Consumers at Lalitpur District, Nepal

“…This was obtained from the results of the pilot test and also from the literature review. 25 Total sample size needed with provision for drop outs from the study was 157 respondents. Information like gender, age, profession, ethnicity, educational qualifications, and place of residence were noted.…”

An educational intervention’s effect on healthcare professionals’ attitudes towards pharmacovigilance

“…According to the 2011 census, the population of Kathmandu Valley was 466,784. 27 The valley includes three districts: Lalitpur, Kathmandu, and Bhaktapur.…”

“…14,[27][28][29][30] Various studies from developed countries like the United Kingdom and the United States have shown a higher rate of ADR reporting and relatively higher awareness and knowledge about pharmacovigilance among HCPs. [31][32][33] In the UK, most medical schools have included the yellow card ADR reporting scheme in the undergraduate syllabi and the skills for reporting ADRs are assessed.…”

Knowledge, attitude and practice study regarding pharmacovigilance programme of India among private practitioners in urban Odisha, India

“…However, unlike other previous studies, the knowledge level of study subjects regarding the location of peripheral Pharmacovigilance centre and commonly occurring ADRs is acceptable. 18 An overall acceptable knowledge level may be attributed to the fact that the current study was conducted in an urban area where exposure to knowledge sources like print media, journals, workshops etc. is a common phenomenon.…”

“…This result is similar to most of the previous studies conducted in India. 18 Interestingly; about 75% practitioners agree that physicians are obliged to report ADRs although only 13 (24.1%) doctors were found to have ever reported an ADR. This implies that the procedure of reporting should be made more accessible and feasible and awareness should be created about how to report.…”