A questionnaire based study to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among undergraduate medical students in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of South India

Abstract

Objectives:Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reaction (ADR) is the backbone of pharmacovigilance program. Under reporting by prescribers is still exist. This study was done to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of undergraduate students about pharmacovigilance.Materials and Methods:It was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. Study tool was a validated questionnaire containing 21 questions to evaluate KAP of pharmacovigilance among undergraduate medical students in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of South India.Results:All data were analyzed by using Microsoft Excel sheet, Chi-square, and ANOVA. The mean score of final, prefinal, and 2nd year students is respectively (4.76, 5.63, and 4.73) for knowledge, (4.26, 4.95, and 4.53) for attitude and (1.66, 1.55, and 1.28) for the practice. There is a significant difference in mean score between three groups for knowledge and attitude, but not for practice. They have a better attitude, but poor in knowledge and practice regarding pharmacovigilance.Conclusion:Students lack adequate knowledge and skill of reporting ADR, but they have a positive attitude toward pharmacovigilance program. The integration of pharmacovigilance with undergraduate curriculum may help in improving ADR monitoring and reporting.

Do final‐year medical students have sufficient prescribing competencies? A systematic literature review

“…The median number of students per study was 104 (range 1–2413). Besides final‐year medical students, some studies also involved 1–5th year students ( n = 20) 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, junior doctors and residents ( n = 8) 25, 28, 33, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, medical specialists ( n = 2) 48, 50, pharmacy students ( n = 3) 32, 51, 52, dental students ( n = 2) 31, 41 and nonhealthcare students ( n = 1) 40.…”

“…Six studies showed that students had a positive attitude to pharmacovigilance but lacked knowledge about where and how to report adverse drug reactions 30, 41, 43, 45, 47, 83. Although many students (27–80%) had encountered an adverse drug reaction during clinical clerkships, very few (1–18%) had reported one 30, 43.…”

“…Although many students (27–80%) had encountered an adverse drug reaction during clinical clerkships, very few (1–18%) had reported one 30, 43. Three studies reported that students (72–94%) received no or little training in reporting adverse drug reactions during medical training 30, 41, 83.…”

A study of assessing knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among medical students of a South Indian teaching hospital

“…Similar study in undergraduate medical students by Meher, et al recently reported that 33% of final, 41% of prefinal and 22% of second year students know the definition of pharmacovigilance. 17 In Parthiban et al study it was concluded that 81% were aware of the term Pharmacovigilance, but among the participants who were aware, only 53% had a better knowledge about Pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting. 18 In the present study, almost only half of the participants knew that Indian Pharmacopeia commission (IPC) Ghaziabad is the nodal body of pharmacovigilance in India (51%) and UMC, Sweden is International ADR monitoring centre (50%), which indicates lack of awareness.…”

Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among undergraduate medical students in a teaching hospital of South Kerala, India

“…[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] They were requested to spare half an hour after their classes. After getting their consent, details of the study were explained and the questionnaire was handed over to them.…”