Impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude, perceptions of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions in fifth term medical students and their feed back
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics (IJRPP) - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim of the study-The Study was designed to assess the awareness of Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR’s) reporting and to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention. Materials and methods-This was a questionnaire based pre- and post-test educational interventional study. Students were given handouts containing information about pharmacovigilance and ADR’s reporting one week before the educational intervention. A pre-validated 20-point questionnaire on (KAP) Knowledge, attitude, perceptions about Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR’s) Reporting was distributed to 5th term medical students (n=47). An interactive educational intervention (Power point presentation) was designed. The chi-square test and unpaired paired t-test was used for statistical calculation. Results- The overall response rates were expressed as percentages, Mean±SD. The Knowledge, attitude and perceptions of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions when compared before (pre-KAP) and after (post-KAP) the educational intervention, the correct response rates were found to be statistically significant (P<0.001).The feedback from the students was encouraging, handouts before the lecture classes helped them to easily grasp the pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions concepts better during lectures. Conclusion-The study concluded that imparting the knowledge about pharmacovigilance and ADR’s reporting promotes drug safety and rational use of medicines in future.
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Harish G
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