Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hospital Pharmacists towards Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting in RDT Hospital in Battalapalli

Author: Kommanuru Venkata Ramakrishna Teja, Yiragamreddy Padmanabha Reddy and Nayakanti Devanna

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Abstract

Pharmacovigilance (PV) is essential for evaluating the risk-benefit ratio of medications and promoting their safe, sane, and efficient use, thereby improving patient safety and care. As specialists in drugs, pharmacists are jointly accountable for maintaining the safety of medications. An evaluation of hospital pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, and practises regarding reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and pharmacovigilance (PV), as well as the identification of variables that deter hospital pharmacists from reportage ADRs, were the goals of the study carried out at RDT Hospital in Battalapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India. Since they have little knowledge of PV and ADR, it is difficult to educate chemists and patients about them. To collect data, a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire was given to every hospital chemist who agreed to take part in the study. Data were gathered for the study over 26 months, from November 2017 to January 2020, and were then processed with Microsoft Excel 2023. The link between the various variables was investigated using descriptive statistics, frequency/percentage calculations, and Pearson's Chi-square test. The survey had 74 pharmacists in total, with Pharm D trainees, who provided answers to different questions in both Telugu and English. The study's key conclusion is that 95% of participants were aware of the ADR reportage system's existence. According to our study, there is a large discrepancy between adverse events that patients report and those that healthcare professionals (HCP) describe (39.71%). The study found that the participants had a favourable attitude towards reportage adverse drug reactions (ADR) and pharmacovigilance (PV).We deduced from the current study that there is a substantial difference between adverse events reported and those encountered; moreover, while our HCPs have excellent knowledge and attitudes on PV, their practises are subpar. ADR reporting is low among our trained HCPs, even though there is a substantial positive link between PV training and ADR reporting. However, the primary reasons preventing the reporting of ADRs were found as the lack of a professional setting to discuss ADRs and a lack of pharmacotherapy/clinical expertise. Overall, the chemists displayed strong ADR reportage practice and had average to good awareness of and attitudes concerning PV and ADR reportage. The research recommends that the idea of PV and ADR reportage be enhanced even further because there is so much room for development.

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Adverse drug reactions reporting, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmacists, Survey

Conclusion

The results of our research showed that the RDT hospital's pharmacists had a satisfactory KAP, positive attitudes, and usually sound information, which was apparent in their field of work. Most pharmacists concurred that required reportage will improve drug safety and recognise the significance of PV. The majority also agreed that pharmacists and other HCPs should work together and that HCPs need to receive comprehensive PV training. PV instruction and ADR filing had a strong relationship. The absence of a professional context was considered to be the greatest obstacle stopping pharmacists from recording. According to our research, India's current PV initiatives have a tonne of space for improvement.

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Kommanuru Venkata Ramakrishna Teja, Yiragamreddy Padmanabha Reddy and Nayakanti Devanna (2023). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hospital Pharmacists towards Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting In RDT Hospital in Battalapalli. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(4): 363-368.