scholarly journals A study on determinants of underreporting of adverse drug reactions among resident doctors

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohini Gupta ◽  
Apoorva Malhotra ◽  
Pavan Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
National Programme ◽  
Adr Reporting ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions

Background: Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are global problem with significant morbidity and mortality. Health care providers/professionals (HCPs) play a critical role in ADR surveillance. However, only 6% of all ADRs are reported and under-reporting acts as great impedance in exchange of drug information. Thus, spontaneous reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions requires greater commitment from healthcare professionals. The aim was to determine the reasons of underreporting of ADRs among resident doctors.Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study with self-administered questionnaire assessing the reasons for underreporting of ADRs among resident doctors.Results: Very low level of awareness about ADR reporting was found among doctors. Eighty eight percent of doctors did not know the authority and the procedure for ADR reporting. About 32.8% were not sure with the reaction and the drug, while 46.3% doctors felt that there is no need of reporting the recognized reactions again. Other factors responsible for under reporting were lack of time in 73% and cumbersome procedure in 45% of the participants.Conclusions: A poor level of awareness of pharmacovigilance was seen among doctors. Measure to improve awareness, accessible systems for reporting and effective National Programme are required to improve reporting

scholarly journals Cellphone and media usage among adolescent girls of Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 3861
Author(s):  
Purva Singh ◽  
Manisha Jain
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Cellular Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Background: Several researchers have reported that mobile phone uses are increasing among adolescents. Better understanding of cellphone and media usage by adolescents would help health care providers in guiding more responsible use of cellphone by teenagers. Aim of the study was to study the level and pattern of mobile phone usages among adolescent girls of Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescent girls between 14 to 19 years of age studying in schools of Bhopal city. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire contains items related to demographic variables, cellular phone usage and patterns.Results: All the study subjects were using smart phones. Facebook was the most commonly surfed website. Maximum adolescent girls were using smartphones for 2-4 hours in a day. Seventy-eight (69.03%) study subjects preferred text messaging service for awareness about reproductive and sexual health.Conclusions: The cellphone usage can also be exploited to promote awareness about reproductive health among adolescents.

scholarly journals Anti-retro viral therapy adverse drug reaction and associated factors among human immuno deficiency virus infected adult patients at Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial hospital, South Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 560-567
Author(s):  
Temesgen Tamirat ◽  
Kifle Woldemichael ◽  
Tsegaye Tewelde ◽  
Tariku Laelago
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Adult Patients ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Stage Iii ◽  
Memorial Hospital ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Infected Adult

Background: Recent increases in access to HAART have made the management of drug toxicities an increasingly crucial component of HIV care in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of antiretroviral ther- apy adverse drug reactions and associated factors among HIV-infected adult patients at Nigist Eleni Mohammed memorial hospital. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted by retrospective review of patients’ medical records. From a total 721 adult patient records, 231 patients record were selected by simple random sampling technique. The study was conducted April15-25, 2015.The association between dependent and independent variables was measured by using OR at 95% CI. P-value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Result: About 53(22.9%) patients developed ADRs (adverse drug reactions). Female (AOR=2.72, CI=1.177-6.30), patients with WHO stage III and IV (AOR= 13.06, CI=4.17- 40.90) were found more likely to develop ADRs. Commonly identified ADRs were fatigue (18.1%), diarrhea (7.7%), nausea (6.5%), headache (3.6%) and anemia (2%). Conclusion: Nearly one in five patients develop ADRs. Sex of respondents, WHO stage and functional status were asso- ciated with ADRs. The health care providers should give due attention to ambulatory, bedridden, and WHO stage III and IV patients. Keywords: ART; HIV; AIDS; Ethiopia.

Radiation Emergency Readiness Among US Medical Toxicologists: A Survey

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian P. Murray ◽  
Eungjae Kim ◽  
Samuel A. Ralston ◽  
Tim P. Moran ◽  
Carol Iddins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Nuclear Reactor ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Medical Toxicology ◽  
Radioactive Material ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

ABSTRACT Introduction: Large scale radiologic and nuclear disasters are rare; however, recent events such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor emergency in Japan and current global political tensions have highlighted the need for health-care providers with expertise in managing radiation injuries. Medical Toxicologists have the ability to collaborate with other specialists in filling this critical role. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess the attitudes, experiences, and knowledge of medical toxicologists through the assistance of the American College of Medical Toxicology. Results: The survey was completed by 114 medical toxicologists during the enrollment period. Medical toxicologists who had a willingness to participate in radiologic or nuclear emergencies or who had taken care of patients contaminated with radioactive material were more likely to perform well on the knowledge assessment. Conclusion: We identified that there is a group of medical toxicologists who have the willingness, experience, and knowledge to help manage patients in the event of a radiologic or nuclear emergency.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice towards adverse drug reactions reporting in post graduate students of a tertiary care hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1320
Author(s):  
Aparna S. Chincholkar ◽  
Alisha Naik
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adr Reporting ◽  
Microsoft Office ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Under reporting of ADRs by health care professionals is a very common problem worldwide. So, the present study was planned to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of postgraduate (PG) students towards ADR reporting and suggest possible ways for improvement.Methods: It was a cross sectional questionnaire-based study conducted among 44 PG students using a questionnaire with questions on knowledge (21), attitude (13) and practices (15) of ADR reporting. The questionnaire was analyzed question wise and the percentage was calculated using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet in Microsoft Office 2010 software.Results: Most of them were aware of the term pharmacovigilance (PV) (95.45%). 54.55% agreed to be trained on how to report an ADR. 88.63% knew about the existence of pharmacovigilance committee in the institute.93% of participants knew that Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) is responsible for monitoring of ADRs. 56.82% were aware about VIGIBASE an online software to report ADR. 81.82% of participants had agreed to witness ADRs in patients but only 38.64% reported them. The main reason behind it was non – availability of ADR forms. 42.55% opine that mobile based app would be the most preferred method to send ADR information to an ADR reporting center.Conclusions: There exists a huge gap between ADR experienced and ADR reported by PG students. Participants agreed upon necessity of reporting ADR and periodic briefing about PV.

PATTERN OF SUSPECTED ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL – A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-53
Author(s):  
LIMA KORUTHARA MOHANAN ◽  
DHANYA THIROOKARAN HARICHANDRAN ◽  
SANALKUMAR KB
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Antineoplastic Drugs ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions

Objective: The objective of the study was to study the pattern of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Pharmacology of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Kerala. As part of pharmacovigilance activities, the ADRs were collected in Central Drug Standard Control Organization Suspected ADR reporting form from various departments during a period of 3 months and recorded in Pharmacovigilance register maintained by the pharmacology department. As part of our study, we collected the details such as patient’s initials, age, gender, reporting department of hospital, description of the ADR, duration of the reaction, name of suspected ADRs, and outcome from the Pharmacovigilance register. Descriptive statistics will be used for data analysis by statistical package for the social science for windows 16. Results: Two hundred and twenty-two ADR from 141 patients obtained during a period of 3 months. The maximum ADR reports were in age group more than 50 years of age. The skin and appendages were most affected followed by gastrointestinal tract. Antineoplastic drugs accounted for 59.7% of drug class suspected for ADRs followed by use of more than one drug (14.1%). Among antineoplastic drugs, cyclophosphamide and carboplatin accounted for majority causes of ADR. The antibiotics accounted for 12.7% of all drugs. Among the antibiotics penicillin and cephalosporins caused most of the ADRs. Conclusion: The maximum number of ADR reported in our study was with the use of antineoplastic drugs and most common ADR reported was alopecia.

scholarly journals Suspected adverse drug reactions reported for Brazilian children: cross‐sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 682-688
Author(s):  
Elisangela da Costa Lima ◽  
Guacira Corrêa de Matos ◽  
Jean M. de L. Vieira ◽  
Ivana C. da C.R. Gonçalves ◽  
Lucio M. Cabral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Brazilian Children

scholarly journals Determinants of adverse drug reactions reporting in retail chemists in Nairobi County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 3847
Author(s):  
June W. Njiru ◽  
Eunice M. Mwangi ◽  
Musa Oluoch
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacovigilance System ◽  
Regulatory Body ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Adr Reporting ◽  
The Impact

Background: Reporting of adverse drug reactions remains the mainstay of a vibrant pharmacovigilance system that seeks to safeguard medicines in a health system. This study sought to establish the impact of the national medicines regulatory body, The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB), the operationalization of pharmacovigilance implementation strategies in the retail chemists, the effect of the capacity and that of underlying motivation factors of the retail chemist personnel on reporting of adverse drug reactions.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study design conducted between May 2018 to June 2018.Results: 149 (60%) of the respondents stated that PPB did not engage retail chemists as stakeholders in pharmacovigilance, 127 (51%) said they had never read any PPB publication on pharmacovigilance, 151 (61%) said they had general knowledge on pharmacovigilance, receiving feedback from PPB was considered a major motivational factor towards ADR reporting by 237 (96%). Multivariate analysis of the determinants of ADR reporting in retail chemists established that the pharmacovigilance implementation strategies (p<0.026), retail chemist personnel (p<0.001) and underlying motivational factors (p<0.05) had significant influence on ADR reporting in retail chemists in Nairobi County.Conclusions: PPB has not engaged retail chemists on pharmacovigilance matters as key stakeholders and this has impacted the quality of the pharmacovigilance implementation strategies in the chemists as well as the capacity and motivation of the retail chemist personnel to report ADRs.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and perception of suspected adverse drug reactions in consumers: a prospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Leeyasid Shaik ◽  
Vasundhara Krishnaiah ◽  
Girish K.
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Pharmacovigilance System ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adr Reporting ◽  
Consumer Reporting

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are the main leading causes of hospitalization which leads to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Reporting of ADRs to national databases is necessary. To strengthen this system, consumers apart from health-care professionals have also been empowered to report any ADRs directly to the regulatory agencies. Direct and spontaneous patient or consumer reporting offers various benefits beyond pharmacovigilance (PV). Consumer reporting of ADRs has existed in several countries for decades, but in India, with the inclusion of consumer reporting of ADR, the data on the same is valuable and limited. Hence the present study is taken up. The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge, perceptions and practice of ADR reporting among consumers in KIMS hospital and research center, Bangalore.Methods: The data was collected from Patients attending OPD’s, admitted in wards and at pharmacy in KIMS Hospital and Research Center, Bangalore. It is a cross sectional descriptive study. Study period is for six months from 1st April to 31st September 2018 and sample size is 200. A structured questionnaire in English and Kannada was used as a tool.Results: Of the 200 patients from the surveyed, in males the knowledge scores were better when compared to females and attitude, perception scores were same (statistically not significant). Most of the patients opined for the establishment of consumer pharmacovigilance system at hospitals and local pharmacies.Conclusions: Knowledge about ADR reporting and pharmacovigilance is less in consumers. So that there is a need to increase awareness in consumers.

scholarly journals Suspected adverse drug reactions reported for Brazilian children: cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (6) ◽  
pp. 682-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisangela da Costa Lima ◽  
Guacira Corrêa de Matos ◽  
Jean M. de L. Vieira ◽  
Ivana C. da C.R. Gonçalves ◽  
Lucio M. Cabral ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Drug Reactions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions ◽  
Brazilian Children
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