Attitudes to reporting adverse drug reactions in northern Sweden

Bäckström, Martin; Mjörndal, Tom; Dahlqvist, Rune; Nordkvist-Olsson, Torborg

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“…The physicians in particular have proven their good knowledge about the existing rules for reporting ADRs in the country. [14] However, there is a hint of under-reporting to take place because of the matters which relate mainly to the medical impact of the reaction and of reporting it, but also the scientific 'myth' of reporting only based on suspicions and due to the lack of time in the healthcare setting.…”

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Knowledge and Perception towards Pharmacovigilance among Healthcare Professionals in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Aden, Yemen

Alshakka¹,

Bassalim²,

Al-Sakkaf³

et al. 2016

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Reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is considered the essence of pharmacovigilance practice.Physician and nurse are among health care providers who extensively take part in reporting.However, underreporting is a malpractice worldwide. This study aimed to determine physicians and nurses' knowledge and perception toward pharmacovigilance in general, and consumer's related pharmacovigilance. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Al-Gamhouria Teaching Hospital at Aden, Yemen. The study conducted from September to October 2014.Target populations were physicians and nurses. A 40-item self administered questionnaire was administered among participants. Descriptive and Chi square analysis were used to analyse to express the results. Results: 130 health care professionals were participating in the study with a mean age of 42.9 (SD7.93) years and a mean experience period of 20.3 (SD 9.73). Females comprised 63.1% of the participants and majority of them are nurses (68.5%). Although, Physicians and nurses showed varied statistically significant differences in knowledge toward pharmacovigilance. However, nurses showed a positive attitude and perception. Meanwhile, regarding consumer pharmacovigilance, again nurses showed positive attitude compared to physicians but physicians were more positive with the consumer reporting. Both physicians and nurses were highly scored for the importance of pharmacovigilance in Yemen as well as to be part of health education curriculum. Conclusion: A relatively good level of pharmacovigilance knowledge has been encountered among physicians and nurses. Nurses had had optimistic attitude and higher perception toward pharmacovigilance compared to physicians who more valued consumer reporting.

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Knowledge and Perception towards Pharmacovigilance among Healthcare Professionals in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Aden, Yemen

Alshakka¹,

Bassalim²,

Al-Sakkaf³

et al. 2016

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“…[5][6][7] Failure to report ADEs is influenced by many factors, such as lack of time, indifference, malpractice litigation concerns, lack of motivation, lack of economic incentive, complacency, lack of knowledge on ADE reporting requirements, and negative attitudes. 5,6,8,9 In addition, reluctance to send reports based on mere suspicion of ADEs, lack of confidence in recognizing adverse drug reactions, misconceptions about ADE reporting, and difficulty in accessing means of reporting (eg, forms) [10][11][12][13][14][15][16] also affect the reporting of ADEs. ADE reporting is also hampered by healthcare professionals' attitudes toward reporting 17 and possibly by personal characteristics.…”

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Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes Toward Reporting Serious Adverse Drug Events

Gavaza

Bui

2012

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objectives. To determine pharmacy students' attitude toward and knowledge of reporting serious adverse drug events (ADEs) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Method. A 58-item survey questionnaire constructed to measure respondents' intention to report ADEs (3 items), attitude toward reporting ADEs (20 items), knowledge of ADE reporting (9 items), and demographic data was administered to all third-year (final-year) pharmacy students at the Appalachian College of Pharmacy.Results. The majority of the 58 students who responded (91% response rate) intended (84%) and planned (85.3%) to report serious ADEs when they encounter them. Most respondents had favorable attitudes toward reporting serious ADEs to the FDA; respondents believed that reporting serious ADEs was valuable (5.6 6 1.5, mean 6 SD), good (3.0 6 1.7), and beneficial (5.7 6 1.5). Many students also believed that ADE reporting resulted in increased risk of malpractice, compromised relationships with physicians, broken trust with patients, disruption of the normal workflow, and was time consuming. Many students had inadequate knowledge on reporting ADEs. Conclusion. Although pharmacy students had strong intentions and favorable attitudes toward ADE reporting, they had inadequate knowledge of how to report serious ADEs.

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“…(7, 20, 21, 38-40, 58, 63-65) The severity of the reaction was the main factor determining the ADR report or not. (65) Hasford et al (64) and Ekman et al (63) indicated that the severity of the reaction, unusual reactions and reactions caused by a new drug were the main reasons motivating HCP to report ADRs.…”

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