Physicians’ Understanding and Practices of Pharmacovigilance
Qualitative Experience from a Lower Middle-Income Country
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15514693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rabia Hussain (0000-0001-8183-0855, Universiti Sains Malaysia, corresponding author), Mohamed Azmi Hassali (0000-0001-8269-885X, Universiti Sains Malaysia), Anees Ur Rehman (0000-0002-2870-9009, Universiti Sains Malaysia), Jaya Muneswarao (0000-0002-8286-3453, Universiti Sains Malaysia), Furqan Khurshid Hashmi (0000-0003-4921-3739, University of the Punjab), Furqan Hashmi (University College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 2209-2209 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-25 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17072209 |
| PMID | 32218355 |
| OpenAlex | W3013211232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 44 |
Developed countries have established pharmacovigilance systems to monitor the safety of medicines. However, in the developing world, drug monitoring and reporting are facing enormous challenges. The current study was designed to explore the challenges related to the understanding and practices of physicians in reporting adverse drug reactions in Lahore, Pakistan. Through the purposive sampling technique, 13 physicians were interviewed. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed for a thematic content analysis. The majority of the physicians were unaware of the ADR reporting system; however, they were ready to accept practice changes if provided with the required skills and training. A lack of knowledge, time, and interest, a fear of legal liability, poor training, inadequate physicians' and other healthcare professionals' communication, and most importantly lack of a proper reporting system were reported as barriers. The findings based on emerging themes can be used to establish an effective pharmacovigilance system in Pakistan. Overall, physicians reported a positive attitude towards practice changes, provided the concerned authorities support and take interest in this poorly acknowledged but most needed component of the healthcare system
Adverse drug reaction · Adverse effect · Drug · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Medical education · Nonprobability sampling · Patient safety · Pharmacist · Pharmacovigilance · Political science · Qualitative research · Snowball sampling · Thematic analysis · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy · Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions · Pharmacology · Pharmacy
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |