A Survey on Awareness about Pharmacovigilance among Community Pharmacists in Resource Limited Settings of India
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 10
Abstract
Over the past four decades there has been a trend for pharmacy practice to move away from its original focus on medicine supply towards a more inclusive focus on patient care. Due to the introduction of a large number of potent toxic chemicals as drugs in the last two or three decades the detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) has become increasingly significant. Physicians, pharmacist and nurses are in a position to play a major key role in pharmacovigilance programs. The current cross sectional questionnaire survey of six months duration was designed to assess the pharmacovigilance awareness among the pharmacists in community settings in a resource limited settings of south India by administering a Pre-designed questionnaire. Among the 120 pharmacists working in community settings only 80% (96) provided their responses. Of the responses 75% (72) were analyzed and the rest were not included in the analysis because of incomplete information. This study showed little awareness about the Pharmacovigilance system among the pharmacists in community settings of resource limited setting in south India. The pharmacists primarily did not know the definition and purpose of Pharmacovigilance. In conclusion, Community Pharmacists have very little basic knowledge about pharmacovigilance. The simulations about pharmacovigilance can be incorporated in the syllabus of diploma and degree curriculum of pharmacy by Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) by which the practice of pharmacy and pharmaceutical care concepts can be well established.
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Mr. Nasr Khallafallah Nasr Elhidrbi
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