Knowledge, attitude, practice and barriers towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting among healthcare professionals in Turkey: a systematic review

Khan, Zakir; Karataş, Yusuf; Martins, Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras; Jamshed, Shazia Qasim; Rahman, Hazir

doi:10.1080/03007995.2021.1997287

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“…Previous research has highlighted the importance of clinical pharmacists monitoring ADRs in psychiatric settings regularly to detect and mitigate the risk posed by ADRs 53,55 . As a result, pharmacovigilance is not a "specialist" activity; it is a requirement for all those involved in the care of patients on medications, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists and paramedical staffs 56 .…”

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Adverse drug reactions with antidepressants drugs: Significance of pharmacovigilance in depression pharmacotherapy

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2022

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Depression is a major public health psychiatric problem that affects people all over the world, with a high lifetime incidence and severe disability. Depending on the severity and pattern of depression episodes over time, antidepressant (ADs) medication may be advised as one of the therapeutic methods. On the other hand, ADs medication may have adverse drug reactions (ADRs). ADRs reduce people's quality of life, which leads to poor adherence to ADs, longer hospital stays, higher healthcare costs, poor therapeutic outcomes, physical morbidity, stigma and also death in the worst-case scenario. Psychiatrists must be familiar with the procedures for identifying and reporting ADRs, especially those that are new or unknown. Pharmacovigilance is a medical discipline based on these processes. Pharmacovigilance is not a "specialist" activity; it is a requirement for all those involved in the care of patients on medications, including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists and paramedical staff. This narrative review paper provides an overview of depression, ADs, Antidepressant-related ADRs, and the significance of pharmacovigilance. Articles were found using PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, MEDLINE and DergiPark databases. Firstly, we examined the title, then the abstract and finally the entire study. Depression appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing ADRs. Various ADRs are associated with ADs as per previously published literature. This review emphasizes the implementation of the pharmacovigilance system and the importance of monitoring ADRs in psychiatric depressive patients regularly by all healthcare professionals.

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Adverse drug reactions with antidepressants drugs: Significance of pharmacovigilance in depression pharmacotherapy

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2022

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“…Regarding this matter, the low reporting rate of ADRs in Turkey is attributed to a lack of understanding, unfamiliarity, and a poor attitude towards PV and ADR among HCPs. 6 , 7 Specifically, TUFAM, as a national PV authority in Turkey, is mainly responsible for providing HCPs with ongoing education and training on PV and ADR reporting as well as monitoring their progress in each healthcare setup. 2 , 4 , 6 Moreover, assisting stakeholders such as medical schools, pharmacology departments, and hospital PV centres are also accountable for the conduction of PV awareness programmes.…”

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“… 6 , 7 Specifically, TUFAM, as a national PV authority in Turkey, is mainly responsible for providing HCPs with ongoing education and training on PV and ADR reporting as well as monitoring their progress in each healthcare setup. 2 , 4 , 6 Moreover, assisting stakeholders such as medical schools, pharmacology departments, and hospital PV centres are also accountable for the conduction of PV awareness programmes. 8 However, TUFAM and other stakeholders have failed to organise educational training and the associated reviews on HCPs' actions in a systematic and timely manner.…”

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“… 8 However, TUFAM and other stakeholders have failed to organise educational training and the associated reviews on HCPs' actions in a systematic and timely manner. 4 , 6 , 7 …”

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“… 11 , 12 New policies and implementations are needed – such as in Europe – to compel and encourage all stakeholders (including patients) in the healthcare system to report suspected ADRs in Turkey. 6 As such, a direct patient reporting system should be implemented to actively participate in ADR reporting. It is beneficial to inform and educate patients and to work on better ways to involve them in the PV process as a whole.…”

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