Need for involving consumers in Nepal’s pharmacovigilance system

Jha, Nisha; Ds, Rathore; Shankar, Pathiyil Ravi; Bb, Thapa; Bhuju, G B; Alshakka, Mohamed

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“…Strengthening the ADR reporting system, and making ADR reporting by health professionals mandatory can be useful but unfortunately reporting is not mandatory according to the laws and regulations of Nepal [1]. Voluntary reporting of ADRs by healthcare professionals (HCPs) is limited [2].…”

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Effect of an educational intervention on knowledge and attitude regarding pharmacovigilance and consumer pharmacovigilance among community pharmacists in Lalitpur district, Nepal

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BackgroundPharmacovigilance activities are in a developing stage in Nepal. ADR reporting is mainly confined to healthcare professionals working in institutions recognized as regional pharmacovigilance centers. Community pharmacists could play an important role in pharmacovigilance. This study was conducted among community pharmacists in Lalitpur district to examine their knowledge and attitude about pharmacovigilance before and after an educational intervention.MethodsKnowledge and attitude was studied before, immediately after and 6 weeks following the intervention among 75 community pharmacists. Responses were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. A pretested questionnaire having twelve and nine statements for assessing knowledge and attitude were used. The overall scores were obtained by adding the ‘knowledge’ and ‘attitude’ scores and ‘overall’ scores were summarized using median and interquartile range. Wilcoxon signed-rank test for repeated samples was used to compare the differences between knowledge and attitude of the pharmacists before and after the educational program.ResultsKnowledge scores [median (interquartile range)] improved significantly between pre-test [39 (44–46)], post-test [44 (44–44)] and retention period of 6 weeks after the intervention [46 (43–46)]. Knowledge score improved immediately post-intervention among both males [44 (41–47)] and females [44 (43–45)] but the retention scores (after 6 weeks) were higher [46 (42–48)] among males. Attitude scores improved significantly among females [46 (44–48)]. The overall scores were higher among pharmacists from rural areas.ConclusionKnowledge and attitude scores improved after the educational intervention. Further studies in other regions of the country are required. The national pharmacovigilance center should promote awareness about ADR reporting among community pharmacists.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13104-016-2343-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…In Nepal with a high prevalence of self-medication and non-doctor prescribing, it is important to expand the existing pharmacovigilance system to involve community pharmacists [1, 14, 20]. A community-based ADR reporting system can play an active role in collecting reports of ADRs occurring in the community [3, 4].…”

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Effect of an educational intervention on knowledge and attitude regarding pharmacovigilance and consumer pharmacovigilance among community pharmacists in Lalitpur district, Nepal

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“…There is no mandate to report ADRs by any regulatory authorities in Nepal. 1 Voluntary reporting of ADRs is limited to the healthcare professionals (HCPs) in Nepal. 2 There is no system developed for involving consumers in the system of ADR reporting.…”

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

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Rathore

Shankar

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J Nepal Health Res Council

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Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) can be a big threat to the health of people in Nepal as a variety of medicines are consumed in the country. Involving consumers in pharmacovigilance can strengthen ADR reporting. The study aims to find out knowledge, attitude and practice regarding pharmacovigilance and consumer pharmacovigilance among consumers at Lalitpur district, NepalMethods: It was carried out in outpatients visiting in KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal. Participant’s knowledge, attitude and practice were measured by noting their agreement with a set of 21 statements along with multiple choice and open ended questions.Results: A total of 157 outpatients were surveyed. The knowledge scores for males (12) was better compared to the females (11), but the scores for attitude and practice were same for both groups. The maximum score for knowledge was 29, attitude was 6 and practice was 10. The overall KAP scores was 45. The total scores for knowledge, attitude and practice for males (24) were better compared to female (22) respondents. Seventy-one patients (68%) who participated in this study favoured establishing a consumer centre for obtaining information about ADRs.Conclusions: Knowledge scores among consumers regarding pharmacovigilance is low and require advocacy and improvement.

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“…Pharmacovigilance is being addressed in the National Medicine Policy which is under review and is a welcome development. 7 In Nepal, there has been a sharp increase in the use of both allopathic medicines and also complementary medicines. 7 This increases the risk of drug-drug interactions between allopathic and complementary medicines and highlights the urgent and increasing need for pharmacovigilance activities.…”

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“…7 In Nepal, there has been a sharp increase in the use of both allopathic medicines and also complementary medicines. 7 This increases the risk of drug-drug interactions between allopathic and complementary medicines and highlights the urgent and increasing need for pharmacovigilance activities. DDA should explore opportunities to collect and collate reports with regard to various health products like medicines, biologics, vaccines and medical devices.…”

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Strengthening adverse drug reaction reporting in Nepal

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Shankar

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Asian J Med Sci

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Pharmacovigilance in Nepal is still in infancy. Till date only healthcare professionals are involved and the problem of underreporting is seen. The national pharmacovigilance centre is located in the national regulatory authority of Nepal, i.e. Department of Drug Administration (DDA). Lack of adequate human resources for managing the pharmacovigilance program in Nepal has been a limitation for the growth of pharmacovigilance activities. Currently, there is neither any involvement of community pharmacists in Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting process nor any involvement of consumers for the same. This paper reviews the current status of pharmacovigilance and mentions possible benefits of involving consumers or patients in the existing pharmacovigilance program. A systematic review were conducted by searching different databases like PubMed, Google scholar, EMBASE, NepJOL, and Scopus. This study also describes the role of healthcare professionals in ADR reporting, possible reasons for underreporting of ADRs, regulatory perspectives and benefits of involving consumers in pharmacovigilance. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i4.11659Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(4) 2015 9-13

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Need for involving consumers in Nepal’s pharmacovigilance system

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Effect of an educational intervention on knowledge and attitude regarding pharmacovigilance and consumer pharmacovigilance among community pharmacists in Lalitpur district, Nepal

Effect of an educational intervention on knowledge and attitude regarding pharmacovigilance and consumer pharmacovigilance among community pharmacists in Lalitpur district, Nepal

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

Strengthening adverse drug reaction reporting in Nepal

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