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- Title
Knowledge, attitude, practice, behavior, and barrier of community pharmacists toward adverse drug reactions reporting in India: A review.
- Authors
Anbalagan, Kumaraguru; Shanmugasundaram, P.
- Abstract
Objectives: We have understood that the Community Pharmacists (CPs) would play a major role in identification, detection, prevention, and management of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) as they are highly interacting and dealing with patients. In India, suspected ADR reporting form (red form) has been available since July 2010 for ADR reporting by health-care professionals including pharmacists. We wanted to review knowledge, attitude, practice, behavior, and barrier of CPs toward spontaneous reporting of ADRs in India. Methods: We searched PubMed and Google to identify the results of Indian CPs knowledge, attitude, practice, behavior, and barrier toward spontaneous reporting of ADRs. We used the common survey questionnaire from the selected articles for different topics of interest. Results: A total of 11 articles were taken into consideration for review in which the surveys of 1623 Indian CPs were assessed. The average response rate was observed as 57.66%. 744 (46%) respondents had heard about ADRs. 577 (35.16%) were aware of the National Pharmacovigilance (PV). 562 (70.65%) respondents felt that ADRs should be reported. 258 (29.84%) felt that they are adequately trained on reporting ADRs. 442 (30%) respondents felt that ADR reporting was time-consuming. Only 157 (12.1%) respondents reported ADRs. Conclusion: Awareness of ADR reporting was poor among CPs in India. It is highly recommended to make CPs aware of the National PV Program of ADR reporting in India and educate them the importance of reporting ADRs for the benefit of public in the nation and train them on ADR reporting.
- Subjects
INDIA; PHARMACISTS; DRUG side effects; PUBLIC health; TREATMENT effectiveness; CLINICAL trials
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 2, p228
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article