A Qualitative Study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Pharmacovigilance among Doctors and Nursing Staff in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Introduction: Pharmacovigilance is the branch of science that deals with the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse reactions to medicines (i.e., adverse drug reactions or ADRs). The purpose of pharmacovigilance is to implement the safe and rational use of medicines, whic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9647/24623_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(P_SH)_PFA(P)_PF2(P_SH).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Pharmacovigilance is the branch of science
that deals with the detection, assessment, understanding and
prevention of adverse reactions to medicines (i.e., adverse drug
reactions or ADRs). The purpose of pharmacovigilance is to
implement the safe and rational use of medicines, which ultimately
helps in improving patient care.
Aim: To investigate the Knowledge, Attitude And Practice (KAP) of
clinicians, residents and nursing staff towards pharmacovigilance
and Adverse Drug Events (ADE) reporting and to identify possible
reasons for underreporting and to receive suggestions to improve
the ADE reporting.
Materials and Methods: This was a qualitative study, conducted
at Shree Krishna Hospital, attached to Pramukhswami Medical
Collage, Karamsad, Gujarat, India. ‘Focused Group Discussions’
were organized which consisted of 5-10 clinicians and residents
of the same departments and 10-15 nursing staff members.
Their KAP regarding ADE reporting were assessed by using a
structured open ended questionnaire. Data were analysed with
qualitative methods.
Results: Total six sessions of Focused group discussion were
conducted consisting of 42 clinicians and residents (16 were
faculty members and 26 were residents) and seven sessions
of Focused group discussion were conducted, consisting of
89 nursing staff members. Most of the participants knew the
meaning of ADR and importance of ADR reporting. They all
agreed that it’s their responsibility also to report ADE. Some of
the participants admitted, forgetfulness and workload as major
constraints. There was a suggestion of display phone number of
department of Pharmacology for coordination and maintaining a
separate register for ADEs in each ward.
Conclusion: In spite of awareness and willingness for reporting
of ADEs amongst the clinicians and residents, the practice is
lacking because they do not consider this work as their priority. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |