Community pharmacists’ knowledge, behaviors and experiences about adverse drug reaction reporting in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The majority of community pharmacists in Riyadh have poor knowledge of the ADR reporting process. Pharmacovigilance authorities should take necessary steps to urgently design interventional programs in order to increase the knowledge and awareness of pharmacists regarding the ADR reporting process.

Attitude, knowledge and experience of hospital pharmacists with pharmacovigilance in a region in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

“…This finding is similar to studies from central Saudi Arabia and the Eastern regions, as the majority of the pharmacists were unaware of the ADR reporting system [9][10][11]. The main reason for this might be the lack of orientation and awareness initiatives from the SFDA, the media, and the MOH.…”

“…Although few recent studies were conducted in the hospital settings [19,20], the majority of the studies were conducted in community pharmacy settings where most of the pharmacists are expatriates, and the findings of those studies perhaps do not represent Saudi Arabia [9][10][11].In addition, the studies that were conducted in the hospital settings have targeted all healthcare professionals, and the current study has concentrated on hospital and primary care pharmacists only. Therefore, it is argued that this study presents the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of the local Saudi pharmacists, and it could help policy makers to understand the current situation of pharmacovigilance practices among Saudi pharmacists.…”

“…However, several factors have been identified as discouraging ADR reporting. A poor understanding and lack of knowledge of the ADR reporting process, the unavailability of ADR reporting forms, the misconception that ADR reporting is the responsibility of physicians, and the fear of liability have been reported as factors discouraging ADR reporting in Saudi Arabia [9][10][11].…”

Evolving Trends and Future Prospects of Adr Monitoring and Reporting: A Literature Review

“…Studies from Riyadh, Alahsa, and Makkah reported that community pharmacists were unaware of ADR reporting system and possessed low knowledge regarding ADR and pharmacovigilance term; however, they showed a positive attitude toward getting trained and their active participation in ADR reporting [34][35][36][37]. On the other hand, community pharmacists in Malaysia possessed good knowledge of ADR and pharmacovigilance.…”

Physicians’ knowledge about pharmacovigilance in Iraq

“…In the general use of medicine, practitioners should take the responsibility to have adequate knowledge and to report unwanted adverse events (both expected and unexpected) [6]. Doctors were found to have an important role in ADRs detection, and constitute a potentially valuable source for spontaneous ADRs reports [7]. However, sometimes the spontaneous reporting system may experience several hinders resulting in under-reporting of ADRs.…”