SPONTANEOUS REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY
Author(s)
Yu YM1, Koo B1, Jeong K2, Choi KH3, Kang L1, Oh JM1, Shin WG1, Lee E1
1Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 2Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, 3Suncheon university, Suncheon, South Korea
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between spontaneous reporting (SR) and the knowledge, attitude, and needs of community pharmacists (CPs), using a questionnaire following a conceptual model known as the mixed model of knowledge-attitude-practices and the satisfaction of needs. METHODS: Self-administered questionnaires were used with a nationwide convenience sample of CPs between September 1, 2014 and November 25, 2014 in Korea. The association between SR and the predictive factors was evaluated using multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: In total, 1,001 questionnaires were analyzed. The mean age of the respondents and the number of years spent in community pharmacy practice were 45.6 years and 15.3 years, respectively. CPs with experience of SR was 29.4%. Being older than 60 (ORadj, 0.16; 95% CI, 0.06––––CONCLUSIONS: Findings from our study showed around one in three CPs had ADR reporting experience in Korea, while 87.1% had prior experience with ADR cases. More focused education is needed on ADR reporting methods
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)
Code
PHP181
Topic
Health Service Delivery & Process of Care
Topic Subcategory
Prescribing Behavior
Disease
Multiple Diseases