Abstract
In India, the pharmacovigilance program is still in its infancy. National Pharmacovigilance Program of India was started for facilitating the pharmacovigilance activities. The ADR reporting rate is still below satisfactory in India. This cross-sectional questionnaire based study was carried out in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Uttarakhand, which is a peripheral ADR monitoring centre to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and the practices of pharmacovigilance among the doctors and to compare it with the group of doctors attending educational CME for improving awareness of pharmacovigilance. The most important revelation of this study was that although adequate knowledge and the right attitude about adverse drug reaction reporting were instigated in the doctors after the educational intervention, the practice was still neglectful in both groups, emphasizing the need to design the strategies to develop adverse drug reaction reporting culture.
Highlights
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are among the significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1]
This study was a humble attempt taken in that direction and it was endeavoured to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and the practices of pharmacovigilance among the doctors and to compare it with the group of doctors attending educational continuing medical education (CME) for improving awareness of pharmacovigilance
This cross-sectional questionnaire based study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Uttarakhand, which is a peripheral ADR monitoring centre (AMC) since February 2011
Summary
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are among the significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1]. India has one of the largest drugs consuming population, with majority of people belonging to low socioeconomic group. It is the need of the hour to identify adverse drug reactions as early as possible and to prevent them if possible, for ensuring the well-being of the patient at reasonable cost. Increasing awareness about pharmacovigilance should be the first step to facilitate the reporting of ADRs. This study was a humble attempt taken in that direction and it was endeavoured to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and the practices of pharmacovigilance among the doctors and to compare it with the group of doctors attending educational CME for improving awareness of pharmacovigilance
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