Assessment of knowledge and reporting of adverse drug reaction in resident doctors in a teaching hospital in North India

Abstract

Background: This study was done to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of residents towards pharmacovigilance in a teaching hospital in North India.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among residents of Chintpurni Medical College and Hospital, Pathankot (CMC&H). A questionnaire containing 17 questions was distributed to 80 residents of CMC&H, Pathankot. This study was conducted over a period of 3 months from July to September, 2017.Results: 64 out of the 80 residents (80%) responded to questionnaire. Among the respondents, 6% did not know the term adverse drug reaction (ADR) and almost 18% did not witness any ADR during clinical practice. Among those who witnessed ADRs nearly 25% could not ascertain the type of ADR. Those who ascertained ADRs claimed that upto 60% suspected ADRs required short hospitalisation. 6% residents did not consider ADRs avoidable and almost 25% residents did not consider ADRs predictable. 37% residents did not report the ADRs to anyone and nearly 43% did not know whom to report the ADRs. More than 18% claimed that they were not taught about PV in undergraduate curricular practical training teaching. Up to 31% residents claimed that nobody ever discussed with them about ADR reporting during internship.Conclusions: According to this study, residents lack adequate knowledge and practice of reporting ADRs. This study suggests a greater need to create awareness amongst them to promote reporting of ADRs. This study also suggests that incorporation of Pharmacovigilance in medical curriculum will strengthen pharmacovigilance activity.

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to adverse drug reaction reporting by healthcare professionals in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

“…We also observed that medical officers have greater satisfactory knowledge compared to specialists (p < 0.001), which might be attributed to their greater engagement in patient care. Similar observations were made by some researchers (Gupta and Udupa, 2011;Gurmesa and Dedefo, 2016;Kunnoor and Lohit, 2017;Palaian et al, 2011) but not by others (Abdel-Latif & Abdel-Wahab, 2015;Aziz et al, 2007;Fadare et al, 2011;Punj & Hakeem, 2020).…”