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Adverse drug reactions reporting: a questionnaire‐based study on E gyptian pharmacists’ attitudes following an awareness workshop
Author(s) -
Alraie Nehal A,
Saad Amr A,
Sabry Nirmeen A,
Farid Samar F
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of evaluation in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.737
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2753
pISSN - 1356-1294
DOI - 10.1111/jep.12484
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacist , family medicine , pharmacovigilance , drug reaction , christian ministry , chemist , demographics , adverse drug reaction , pharmacy , adverse effect , drug , psychiatry , pharmacology , philosophy , physics , demography , theology , quantum mechanics , sociology
Abstract Rationale, aims and objectives Hospital pharmacists can promote medication safety through spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions ( ADRs ). However, different educational interventions and different factors (socio‐demographic and professional) have been implicated to influence the reporting process. The aims of this study were to assess the impact of pharmacovigilance awareness workshop on knowledge of hospital pharmacists; and to identify the main factors and barriers that influence ADRs reporting. Methods Two validated self‐administered questionnaires were distributed to pharmacists attending an awareness workshop (pre and post); and a telephone survey was completed three months after the workshop. ADR reports (yellow cards) received from participating pharmacists were monitored for six months, and analysed for quality (validity and seriousness) and reporter demographic and professional factors. Results Two hundred and eighty‐one pharmacists (95.25%) and 270 pharmacists (91.52%) completed pre‐ and post‐workshop questionnaires respectively. A comparison of their knowledge of ADRs to report before and after the workshop showed significant difference ( W ilcoxon test P < 0.05). Two hundred and four pharmacists (72.6%) completed the follow‐up questionnaire, with lack of time, administrative barriers and inability to complete patient details being the most frequent reasons for not reporting. A total of 163 yellow cards were received from 49 pharmacists (17.44%) over 6 months, of which 126 reports (77.3%) were serious ADRs . Demographics of reporting pharmacists showed significance for completion of post‐graduate studies, ministry of health hospitals and pharmacist post in hospital. Conclusion Despite pharmacists’ adequate knowledge after the workshop, they failed to maintain consistent reporting. Addressing the barriers to reporting and the personal factors influencing the process may be needed.