(2018). Pharmacist’s Knowledge, Practice and Attitudes Toward Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions. test, 70(7), 1224-1227. doi: 10.12816/0044553
. "Pharmacist’s Knowledge, Practice and Attitudes Toward Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions". test, 70, 7, 2018, 1224-1227. doi: 10.12816/0044553
(2018). 'Pharmacist’s Knowledge, Practice and Attitudes Toward Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions', test, 70(7), pp. 1224-1227. doi: 10.12816/0044553
Pharmacist’s Knowledge, Practice and Attitudes Toward Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions. test, 2018; 70(7): 1224-1227. doi: 10.12816/0044553

Pharmacist’s Knowledge, Practice and Attitudes Toward Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 25, Volume 70, Issue 7, January 2018, Pages 1224-1227    PDF (251.12 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0044553
Abstract
Background: It is observed that the adverse drug reactions are one of the many reasons contributing in the deterioration of health and wellbeing.
Objectives: This study was carried out to list the numerous elements affecting the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions.
Material and methods: A certain prepared questionnaire is performed over numerous pharmacies from the areas around in addition to the data collected from similar researches which performed the same method.
Results: Based upon the findings of our study, we came to a vision of the superiority of pharmacists over pharmacy technicians when it comes to acknowledging how to deal with pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions.
Conclusion: Pharmacists are more knowledgeable when it comes to ADRs than pharmacy technicians, yet both of them needs to go under training for enhancing their knowledge.
 
Keywords
KAP; ADR; Adverse drug reactions; pharmacovigilance
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