Knowledge, attitude and practice of hospital pharmacists towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Alshabi, Ali Mohamed; Shaikh, Mohammed Ashique K.; Shaikh, Ibrahim Ahmed; Alkahtani, Saad A.; Aljadaan, Adel

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2022.04.014

Cited by 16 publications

(25 citation statements)

References 36 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In addition, given the results here, the subject of no enough time to reporting must be taken seriously, as six of the studies have shown it (9,(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) . Depending on the nature of the work of each of the healthcare providers, so does the availability of time to reporting.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Detection of Main Barriers for Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting in The Middle East Countries: Review article

Hussein¹,

Hassan²

2023

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: For years, specialists have been interested on the verge of documentation of adverse drug reactions because of its great importance. The countries of the Middle East have also kept pace with this mission and developed in the past years. Like any other project, this documentation process is accompanied by several problems that will negatively affect the objectives set in this area. Objective: The aim of the current study is to know the main barriers regarding the process of adverse drug reactions in the Middle East area. Patients and methods: In October 2022, a manual search of the literary databases PubMed and Google Scholar has done. The 102 articles were manually screened. Studies that have been published between 2012 and 2022 were eligible. Results: From the 102 publications that underwent manual screening, 26 research articles from 12 different countries qualified for inclusion in the study. Lack of enthusiasm, a professional atmosphere for the conduct of pharmacovigilance, a general lack of knowledge and awareness concerning pharmacovigilance and not enough time for reporting are the main barriers for adverse drug reactions. Conclusion:According to the results, the lack of knowledge or awareness of pharmacovigilance practices and the absence of mechanisms that assist recording in terms of enough time, motivation, or the environment as a whole are the two most significant causes of underreporting.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Believing that the all serious ADRs no need to be registered because they are detected formerly. Alshabi et al (13) Absence of professional environment to study ADR.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Detection of Main Barriers for Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting in The Middle East Countries: Review article

Hussein¹,

Hassan²

2023

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…These findings were consistent with a previous study conducted in Thailand [ 38 ]. A higher value was reported in Saudi Arabia (71.3%) [ 51 ], Oman (69.2%) [ 52 ], Pakistan (67.6%) [ 17 ] and Ghana (66.7%) [ 53 ]. However, lower proportion of ADR reporting among pharmacist as compared to our findings was observed in Kuwait (26.8%) [ 54 ], Jordan (19.5%) [ 55 ] and Syria (10.8%) [ 56 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Evaluation of health care professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers to pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting: A cross-sectional multicentral study

2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Healthcare professionals’ involvement and reporting of adverse drug reactions are essential for the success of a pharmacovigilance program. The aim of this study was to assess healthcare professionals (medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, midwives, and paramedics) current knowledge, attitude, practices, and barriers regarding pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting in multicentral healthcare settings. Methods A cross-sectional face-to-face survey was conducted among currently working healthcare professionals in various hospitals in ten districts of Adana province, Türkiye from March to October 2022. A self-administered, pretested questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.894 for knowledge, attitudes and practices variables) was used for data collection. The questionnaire’s final draft included five sections (sociodemographic/general information, knowledge, attitude, practices, and barriers) with 58 questions. The collected data was analyzed in SPSS (version 25) using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and logistic regression. Results Of the total 435 distributed questionnaires, 412 completed the entire questionnaire, yielding a 94% response rate. The majority of healthcare professionals (60.4%; n = 249) had never received pharmacovigilance training. Among healthcare professionals 51.9% (n = 214), 71.1% (n = 293) and 92.5% (n = 381) had poor knowledge, positive attitudes and poor practices, respectively. Only 32.5% of healthcare professionals kept the record of an adverse drug reaction and only 13.1% reported adverse drug reactions. The profession (medical doctors, pharmacists, nurses, dentists, midwives, and paramedics) of healthcare professionals and a lack of training were predictors of poor adverse drug reaction reporting (p < 0.05). A statistically significant difference in healthcare professionals and knowledge, attitude and practices scores was also observed (p < 0.05). The main barriers which were supposed to discourage adverse drug reactions reporting by the healthcare professionals were higher workload (63.8%) followed by thinking that a single adverse drug reaction report makes no impact (63.6%) and lack of a professional atmosphere (51.9%). Conclusion In the current study, most healthcare professionals had poor knowledge and practice, but they had a positive attitude toward pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting. Barriers to under-reporting of adverse drug reactions were also highlighted. Periodic training programs, educational interventions, systematic follow-up of healthcare professionals by local healthcare authorities, interprofessional links between all healthcare professionals, and the implementation of mandatory reporting policies are critical for improving healthcare professionals knowledge, practices, patient safety and pharmacovigilance activities.

show abstract

“…The last section consisted of eight questions assessing the respondents' practices regarding PV and spontaneous ADR reporting. After careful, methodical deliberation and review of available similar literature ( Alshabi et al, 2022 , AlShammari and Almoslem, 2018 , Almandil, 2016 , Alsaleh et al, 2017 , Gupta et al, 2015 , Lemay et al, 2018 , Tadvi et al, 2018 ) the survey instrument was prepared. Based on these deliberations, the study authors approved the final version of the questionnaire consisting of 36-items.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Healthcare professionals' awareness, attitudes and practices towards pharmacovigilance and spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia: A survey study

Alqahtani¹,

Ahmad²,

Alam³

et al. 2023

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Knowledge, attitude and practice of hospital pharmacists towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting in Najran, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 16 publications

References 36 publications

Detection of Main Barriers for Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting in The Middle East Countries: Review article

Detection of Main Barriers for Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting in The Middle East Countries: Review article

Evaluation of health care professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers to pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting: A cross-sectional multicentral study

Healthcare professionals' awareness, attitudes and practices towards pharmacovigilance and spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia: A survey study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About