Factors related with adverse drug reaction reporting: a cross-sectional study among pharmacists in the West of Iran

Abstract

Adverse drug reaction includes all negative, random and unexpected effects a drug may have on human which could be observed in doses used to prevent diagnosis and treatment; which report it could be helpful to prevent and decrease the side effects. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors related with adverse drug reaction reporting among pharmacists. In this cross-sectional study, conducted in the west of Iran, a total of 117 pharmacists, were randomly selected to participate voluntarily in the study during 2014. Participants filled out a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 21 using bivariate correlations, logistic and linear regression statistical tests. Almost 21.4% of the participants had history of adverse drug reaction reporting. The best predictors for adverse drug reaction reporting was perceived behavioral control (OR: 1.227) and attitude (OR: 1.164). In addition, attitude was the best predictor for intention to adverse drug reaction reporting among pharmacists (B: 0.490 & P: 0.001). Based on our result, it seems that designing and implementation of retraining programs to improve positive attitude towards adverse drug reaction reporting and incensing pharmacist’s behavioral control to adverse drug reaction reporting may be usefulness of the results in order to promotion of adverse drug reaction reporting.