Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice · 2015 · 20 citations · 18 references
PharmacyClinical PharmacyPharmacy PracticePatient SafetyPharmacovigilancePublic Health PharmacyAdverse Drug Event ReportingAdverse Drug Reaction ManagementAdverse Drug Reaction MonitoringAdverse Drug Reaction ReportingDrug Safety MonitoringMedication SafetyAdverse Drug Reaction CommunicationAdverse Reactions ReportingDrug Safety ReportingHealth Professional Reporting BehaviorQuestionnaire ValidityReportingSerious Adverse Drug ReactionsSuspected Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Hospital pharmacists can promote medication safety through spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). However, different educational interventions and different factors (socio-demographic and professional) have been implicated to influence the reporting process. The aims of this study were to assess the impact of pharmacovigilance awareness workshop on knowledge of hospital pharmacists; and to identify the main factors and barriers that influence ADRs reporting. METHODS: Two validated self-administered questionnaires were distributed to pharmacists attending an awareness workshop (pre and post); and a telephone survey was completed three months after the workshop. ADR reports (yellow cards) received from participating pharmacists were monitored for six months, and analysed for quality (validity and seriousness) and reporter demographic and professional factors. RESULTS: Two hundred and eighty-one pharmacists (95.25%) and 270 pharmacists (91.52%) completed pre- and post-workshop questionnaires respectively. A comparison of their knowledge of ADRs to report before and after the workshop showed significant difference (Wilcoxon test P < 0.05). Two hundred and four pharmacists (72.6%) completed the follow-up questionnaire, with lack of time, administrative barriers and inability to complete patient details being the most frequent reasons for not reporting. A total of 163 yellow cards were received from 49 pharmacists (17.44%) over 6 months, of which 126 reports (77.3%) were serious ADRs. Demographics of reporting pharmacists showed significance for completion of post-graduate studies, ministry of health hospitals and pharmacist post in hospital. CONCLUSION: Despite pharmacists' adequate knowledge after the workshop, they failed to maintain consistent reporting. Addressing the barriers to reporting and the personal factors influencing the process may be needed.
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Attitudinal survey of voluntary reporting of adverse drug reactions
Eland, Belton, van Adrianus Grootheest et al. · British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology · 1999 · 258 citations · Full text