A Survey on Factors that Could Affect Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting According to Hospital Pharmacists in Great Britain

Sweis, Dimah; Wong, Ian Chi Kei

doi:10.2165/00002018-200023020-00006

Cited by 114 publications

(150 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

120

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The initial draft of the survey questionnaire was developed using information from the literature about ADR reporting among healthcare professionals [19][20][21][22][23] as well as the findings of our previous qualitative study, which involved interviews with community pharmacists.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions About Pharmacovigilance in Malaysian Public Universities

Elkalmi

Hassali

Ibrahim

et al. 2011

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective. To assess senior pharmacy students' knowledge of and perceptions about pharmacovigilance and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) at 5 public universities in Malaysia Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 1, 2010, and January 31, 2010, using a validated self-administered questionnaire delivered to a sample of 510 final-year (fourth-year) pharmacy students at 5 Malaysian public universities. Results. Four hundred twenty-one (84%) students responded to the survey. About 60% (n 5 240) indicated that they had taken courses on the concept of pharmacovigilance during their current pharmacy curriculum. The mean score for knowledge about pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting was 6.9 6 1.4. There was a significant difference in the mean scores for knowledge about pharmacovigilance across the 5 universities. The majority (82.3%) of respondents felt it was necessary to confirm the causal relationship between the drug and the ADR. About 57.8% (n 5 241) of the respondents believed that pharmacy students are competent and capable of reporting ADRs during their clerkships. The majority (87.0%) of respondents perceived that pharmacy students should be taught how to report ADRs. Conclusion. The results of this study demonstrate that the majority of final-year pharmacy students in Malaysian public universities have insufficient knowledge about pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions About Pharmacovigilance in Malaysian Public Universities

Elkalmi

Hassali

Ibrahim

et al. 2011

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…[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.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes Toward Reporting Serious Adverse Drug Events

Gavaza

Bui

2012

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

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.

show abstract

“…10,11 Previous studies reported a strong association between adverse drug reactions reporting and knowledge, attitude and practice of the healthcare professionals. 6,14,13,15 Therefore to establish and improve Pharmacovigilance program in any country, improving the knowledge, attitude and practice of health professional is essential. 16,13 Community Pharmacists (CPs) as part of their pharmaceutical care functions have roles and professional responsibilities to monitor the safety of medicines for which they are sole custodians.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Community Pharmacists Knowledge, Behaviours and Practice of Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting in Lagos State, Nigeria

Usifoh¹,

Aika²,

Odili³

et al. 2018

IJOPP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting is essential to ensure safe use of medication. Objective: To assess community pharmacists' knowledge, behaviours and practice of ADR reporting in Lagos State. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey using self-administered questionnaire distributed to randomly selected pharmacists in retail community pharmacies in Lagos State. The instrument is a 62 item structured questionnaire in four sections; the demographics, knowledge about ADR reporting system, assessment of practice and attitude on ADR reporting; and the behavior and practice of patients counseling about ADR by community pharmacists. Data analysis was done with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Results: Majority (31.9%) of the respondents have practiced in community pharmacies for less than 5 years, 62.7% of the community pharmacists were familiar with adverse drug reaction reporting. 57.8% of the pharmacists have internet facility in their pharmacies and 79.4% of the respondents were aware that community pharmacists can submit adverse drug reactions online. In the preceding months, 78.4% of the pharmacists had encountered many serious ADR but only 27.0% reported them. The reasons for underreporting of ADR included uncertainty about causality (52.0%), respondents not sure of which ADR to report (38.2%), no access to reporting forms (33.8%), ignorance of the rule of reporting (30.4%), and complexity of the reporting forms (16.2%). Conclusion: There is low reporting of adverse drug reactions by community pharmacists attributable to insufficient knowledge and high level of untrained community pharmacists in pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting.

show abstract

A Survey on Factors that Could Affect Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting According to Hospital Pharmacists in Great Britain

Cited by 114 publications

References 8 publications

Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions About Pharmacovigilance in Malaysian Public Universities

Pharmacy Students’ Knowledge and Perceptions About Pharmacovigilance in Malaysian Public Universities

Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes Toward Reporting Serious Adverse Drug Events

Community Pharmacists Knowledge, Behaviours and Practice of Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting in Lagos State, Nigeria

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About