A study on pharmacovigilance awareness among the healthcare professionals in a tertiary hospital, Imphal
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
Spontaneous adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting by health professionals is the corner stone of ADR monitoring activity of National Pharmacovigilance Programme. Present study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of healthcare professionals about Pharmacovigilance in a tertiary hospital, Imphal. A questionnaire based cross-sectional study for a period of one month was conducted among resident doctors, post graduate trainees, MBBS internees, B.Sc. nursing internees and staff nurses in RIMS hospital, Imphal. A total of 577 participants were included in the study. Out of 577 participants, 64.5% of the participants knew what Pharmacovigilance was and 66.95% of the participants realised the importance to identify drug safety. Only 35.9% of the participants correctly identified scope of Pharmacovigilance and 74.9% accepted ADR reporting as professional obligation. 96.9% of the participants agreed that Pharmacovigilance should be taught to every healthcare professional. 71.2% of the participants had noticed ADRs during the practice but only 12.7% of them reported the reactions to ADR monitoring centre. The study demonstrated that deficiencies in the knowledge of Pharmacovigilance should be improved among health care professionals. Despite the positive attitude towards Pharmacovigilance, there was huge gap between ADR detected and ADR reporting by the healthcare professionals. Keywords: Adverse drug reaction, Pharmacovigilance, Attitude, Knowledge, Practices, Healthcare professionals.
Authors and Affiliations
Rajesh Das, Ng. Gunindro Singh, Ng. Kilabati Devi, Y. Sarita Devi, Kh. Krishna Promodini Devi
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