Adverse drug reactions reporting by community pharmacists in Lagos State
Background: Spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting is the cornerstone of Pharmacovigilance. It is very important that pharmacists are alert to potential adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. The contribution of community pharmacists towards ADR reporting in four regions of Lagos s...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:428d6597954d412aa7b6c16ee205bf7c 2024-09-15T18:40:25+00:00 Adverse drug reactions reporting by community pharmacists in Lagos State Olugbake OA Rufus AC Joda A Balogun M 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.315 https://doaj.org/article/428d6597954d412aa7b6c16ee205bf7c EN eng Nigerian Medical Association, Akwa Ibom State Branch https://ibommedicaljournal.org/index.php/imjhome/article/view/315 https://doaj.org/toc/1597-7188 https://doaj.org/toc/2735-9964 doi:10.61386/imj.v16i2.315 1597-7188 2735-9964 https://doaj.org/article/428d6597954d412aa7b6c16ee205bf7c Ibom Medical Journal, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2023) Medicine R article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.61386/imj.v16i2.315 2024-08-05T17:49:52Z Background: Spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting is the cornerstone of Pharmacovigilance. It is very important that pharmacists are alert to potential adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. The contribution of community pharmacists towards ADR reporting in four regions of Lagos state, Nigeria was studied. Objective: The main aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of community pharmacists to ADR and its reporting. Method: This questionnaire based survey was conducted over a period of four months in 30 community pharmacies each (120 respondents) in four areas of Lagos state (Ikorodu, Victoria Island, Surulere and Ikeja). The developed questionnaire contained sections on the demographic details of the pharmacists, knowledge, perception and evaluation of the pharmacists on ADR and its reporting, and factors influencing ADR reporting. The data obtained was entered unto Microsoft Excel and analysed using frequency and percentage. Results: Over 96% agreed that the spontaneous reporting of suspected ADRs is necessary for pharmacovigilance. The analysis showed that the pharmacists had good knowledge of ADRs but the reporting rate was only 24.2%. This means that though the pharmacists were knowledgeable about ADRs, they were not putting its reporting into practice due to several reasons. Conclusion: The knowledge of ADRs and its reporting by community pharmacists in Lagos state needs to be improved upon. Continuous education, training and integration of ADR reporting into the clinical activities of the pharmacists by the Pharmacovigilance centre and other relevant personnel would improve reporting. Article in Journal/Newspaper Victoria Island Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Ibom Medical Journal 16 2 176 183 |
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Background: Spontaneous Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting is the cornerstone of Pharmacovigilance. It is very important that pharmacists are alert to potential adverse drug reactions and drug interactions. The contribution of community pharmacists towards ADR reporting in four regions of Lagos state, Nigeria was studied. Objective: The main aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of community pharmacists to ADR and its reporting. Method: This questionnaire based survey was conducted over a period of four months in 30 community pharmacies each (120 respondents) in four areas of Lagos state (Ikorodu, Victoria Island, Surulere and Ikeja). The developed questionnaire contained sections on the demographic details of the pharmacists, knowledge, perception and evaluation of the pharmacists on ADR and its reporting, and factors influencing ADR reporting. The data obtained was entered unto Microsoft Excel and analysed using frequency and percentage. Results: Over 96% agreed that the spontaneous reporting of suspected ADRs is necessary for pharmacovigilance. The analysis showed that the pharmacists had good knowledge of ADRs but the reporting rate was only 24.2%. This means that though the pharmacists were knowledgeable about ADRs, they were not putting its reporting into practice due to several reasons. Conclusion: The knowledge of ADRs and its reporting by community pharmacists in Lagos state needs to be improved upon. Continuous education, training and integration of ADR reporting into the clinical activities of the pharmacists by the Pharmacovigilance centre and other relevant personnel would improve reporting. |
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Adverse drug reactions reporting by community pharmacists in Lagos State |
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