Perspective of undergraduate health-care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilance
Background: Pharmacovigilance (PV) is a crucial field of study everywhere. However, there is a serious knowledge gap regarding PV and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reporting among health-care students. The aim of this study was to evaluate Libyan health-care students' understanding of PV and re...
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| description | Background: Pharmacovigilance (PV) is a crucial field of study everywhere. However, there is a serious knowledge gap regarding PV and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reporting among health-care students. The aim of this study was to evaluate Libyan health-care students' understanding of PV and reporting of ADRs. Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted among 204 undergraduate health-care students from different universities in Tripoli. The participants' knowledge and perceptions regarding PV and ADRs reporting were evaluated using a validated structured questionnaire that had undergone pilot testing. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the study findings. Results: There was poor knowledge of PV and ADRs reporting among surveyed students. Students' perception outweighed their knowledge, with pharmacy students scoring the highest among all health-care students. The overall awareness and knowledge's score ranged from 13.2% to 89.2%. Conclusion: Integration of PV concepts in the education curriculum, and training of pharmacists in ADRs reporting is very crucial in achieving better drug safety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3c2f36bf8de446c9be27d7e33eb77b52024-04-27T04:17:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsBiomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal2588-98342588-98422023-01-017457758110.4103/bbrj.bbrj_200_23Perspective of undergraduate health-care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilanceAhmed AtiaEman AbdulwahedBackground: Pharmacovigilance (PV) is a crucial field of study everywhere. However, there is a serious knowledge gap regarding PV and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reporting among health-care students. The aim of this study was to evaluate Libyan health-care students' understanding of PV and reporting of ADRs. Methods: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted among 204 undergraduate health-care students from different universities in Tripoli. The participants' knowledge and perceptions regarding PV and ADRs reporting were evaluated using a validated structured questionnaire that had undergone pilot testing. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the study findings. Results: There was poor knowledge of PV and ADRs reporting among surveyed students. Students' perception outweighed their knowledge, with pharmacy students scoring the highest among all health-care students. The overall awareness and knowledge's score ranged from 13.2% to 89.2%. Conclusion: Integration of PV concepts in the education curriculum, and training of pharmacists in ADRs reporting is very crucial in achieving better drug safety.http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2023;volume=7;issue=4;spage=577;epage=581;aulast=Atiaadverse drug reactionshealthcare studentsknowledgepharmacovigilance |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Atia Eman Abdulwahed Perspective of undergraduate health-care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilance Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal adverse drug reactions healthcare students knowledge pharmacovigilance |
| title | Perspective of undergraduate health-care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilance |
| title_full | Perspective of undergraduate health-care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilance |
| title_fullStr | Perspective of undergraduate health-care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspective of undergraduate health-care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilance |
| title_short | Perspective of undergraduate health-care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilance |
| title_sort | perspective of undergraduate health care students on adverse drug reaction and pharmacovigilance |
| topic | adverse drug reactions healthcare students knowledge pharmacovigilance |
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