descriptive study of knowledge of Pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions among second professional undergraduate medical students in a teaching hospital.
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2015-09
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Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are adverse consequences of drug
therapy being one of the leading causes of morbidity and represent a substantial
burden of healthcare resources. Though Pharmacovigilance program was started in
India in 1982, the awareness about it is much lower and underreporting of ADRs is
a common problem with only 6-10% of all ADRs being reported. The objective of
this study was to analyze the baseline knowledge of awareness regarding the ADRs
and Pharmacovigilance activity in the undergraduate medical students who are future
doctors of society so as to foster a culture of reporting ADRs, to fulfill various it is
lacunaes and make adjustments of medical student’s curriculum in order to improve
practice of reporting.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among second professional medical
students in July 2015 to assess the knowledge of ADRs and Pharmacovigilance
activities using a questionnaire to collect the information. Part “A” consisted of
choosing the most appropriate answer and Part “B” included replying with “Yes” or
“No.” Data were expressed as percentage proportions.
Results: Out of the total of 150 enrolled students, 134 filled and returned the
questionnaire with students having a mediocre knowledge about Pharmacovigilance
and majority of them (94%) vouching that reporting of ADRs should be mandatory
as it is going to benefit patients (99.2%).
Conclusions: Our study revealed that there are gaps between knowledge regarding
ADRs and Pharmacovigilance that needs to be addressed on priority basis for the
success of the Pharmacovigilance program and better clinical management of patients
in general.
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Adverse drug reactions, Pharmacovigilance, Knowledge, Underreporting, Questionnaire
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Tabassum Rehana, Bhat Mohammad Younis, Farhat Samina. descriptive study of knowledge of Pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions among second professional undergraduate medical students in a teaching hospital. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2015 Sep-Oct; 4(5): 1016-1020.