Effectiveness of Pictogram intervention in identification and reporting adverse drug reactions in Naïve HIV patients in Ethiopia

Gebreyohannes, Eyob Alemayehu; Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth; Abegaz, TM; Abebe, TB; Belachew, Sewunet Admasu; Tegegn, Henok Getachew

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.3972

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“…A further study by the same group was undertaken in Tanzania [ 35 ] using similar materials for ART in Kiswahili, with pictograms, and again reported the acceptability and comprehensibility of this form of written information. An Ethiopian RCT found that pictograms aided the identification of medicines, but not identification of ADRs [ 34 ]. Pictograms were preferred by 41% of patients in a study in Cameroon, but symbols were most easily understood, by 90% [ 32 ].…”

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Provision and Need for Medicine Information in Asia and Africa: A Scoping Review of the Literature

2021

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Published reviews of written medicine information (WMI) have mainly drawn on studies published in high-income countries, including very few Asian or African studies. We therefore set out to scope the research literature to determine the extent and type of studies concerning WMI for patients/consumers across these two continents. We sought empirical studies published between January 2004 and December 2019, conducted in any Asian or African country, as defined by the United Nations, in English or with an English abstract. The majority of the 923 papers identified were from high-income countries. We retained 26 papers from Africa and 99 from Asia. Most African studies (n = 20) involved patients in the development of PILs, in the assessment of the effectiveness of PILs or in surveys. In contrast, the highest proportion of Asian studies concerned the content of WMI (n = 42). WMI is desired, but needs to be in local languages, and there needs to be more use made of pre-tested pictograms. Existing WMI frequently does not meet local regulatory requirements, particularly locally manufactured products. A number of studies reported potentially positive impacts of providing WMI on knowledge and medicine use behaviours. Provision of medicine information is essential for safe use of medicines in all countries. Internationally agreed guidelines, incorporating good design principles, are needed to ensure the optimal content and design of WMI. The World Health Organization should support African and Asian regulatory bodies to share best practice in relation to WMI for patients/consumers and to develop and implement pan-continental guidelines that take into account consumer needs and preferences.

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“…Only very few papers reported a small impact of education training. One of these was the training of naïve HIV-positive patients with limited literacy to identify and report ADRs using pictorial representation (23).…”

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Strategies and interventions to strengthen pharmacovigilance systems in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

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Introduction In the past decades, numerous strategies have been proposed to strengthen pharmacovigilance (PV) systems in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC). Though there has been progress, many PV systems in LMIC are still not performing adequately. The objectives of this scoping review are to describe strategies to strengthen PV in LMIC and to propose recommendations for future investments in capacity building. Methods The review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines on conducting scoping reviews. Literature searches were performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, PDQ-evidence, CINAHL and relevant websites from 1990 to January 2021. Publications included were primary studies, articles, and policy and guideline papers, describing interventions to strengthen PV in LMIC. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts and full-texts, and one reviewer performed data extraction and carried out a descriptive data analysis. Results 10,903 unique titles were screened and 152 were eligible for full text review. Of these, 57 and an additional 13 reports from grey literature fulfilled eligibility criteria for inclusion in the review. Forty-five papers (64%) described interventions aimed at increasing PV knowledge and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADR), primarily education of healthcare professionals (HCP), alone or in combination with other interventions such as mobile and electronic reporting, enhanced passive and active surveillance. Twenty-five papers (36%) discussed interventions or strategies implemented at the national targeting different components of the national PV system, such as legal basis and guidelines for PV, PV organisation and infrastructure and PV procedures. Conclusions Results of this review suggest that educating HCP on ADR reporting is the most common approach to build PV capacity in LMIC. Though important, education alone is insufficient and should ideally be organised within the holistic framework of strengthening national PV systems, with a focus on building capacity for advanced activities such as signal detection.

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Effectiveness of Pictogram intervention in identification and reporting adverse drug reactions in Naïve HIV patients in Ethiopia

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Provision and Need for Medicine Information in Asia and Africa: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Provision and Need for Medicine Information in Asia and Africa: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Strategies and interventions to strengthen pharmacovigilance systems in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

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