A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY TO EVALUATING KNOWLEDGE, AND ATTITUDE OF FINAL YEAR PHARMACY STUDENTS TOWARDS PHARMACOVIGILANCE IN ABBOTTABAD, PAKISTAN.
Author(s)
Syed A1, Jamshed S2, Azhar S1, Raza M1, Dawood M1
1Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan, 2International Islamic University, Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia
OBJECTIVES: To explore the knowledge and attitude of final year pharmacy students towards ADR reporting in Abbottabad, Pakistan. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in three universities of Abbottabad from April 1 to May 31st 2016. The questionnaire comprised of questions aimed to explore knowledge, attitude and perception of pharmacy students. RESULTS: A total of 93 students responded giving the response rate of 83.4%. Among the respondents 67% were females. More than half 60.4% of the respondents indicated that they had read formal topic on Pharmacovigilance concept. The mean knowledge score of Pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting for the final year pharmacy students was 6.26. 60.4% of students do not know how to report an ADR. Surprisingly, 24.2% believe that reporting of ADR makes no significant contribution to the reporting system. Majority of respondents 93.4% believed that ADR reporting should be made compulsory.94% of students thought that proper Pharmacovigilance course should be included in pharmacy curriculum. CONCLUSIONS: Although majority of students have positive attitude towards Pharmacovigilance but have insufficient knowledge about Pharmacovigilance concept and adverse drug reactions reporting process. There is need to include course of Pharmacovigilance in pharmacy curriculum.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2017-05, ISPOR 2017, Boston, MA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 2017)
Code
PHP196
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Multiple Diseases