Satyajit Mohapatraa*, Althab Begum M.b, Sashwath Srikanthc, R. Jamuna Ranid
aDepartment of Pharmacology, SRM MCH&RC, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India
bPost graduate, Dept of Pharmacology, SRM MCH&RC, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India
cFinal year MBBS student, SRM MCH&RC, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India
dProfessor & Head, Department of Pharmacology, SRM MCH&RC, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India
*Address of the Corresponding Author
Dr. Satyajit Mohapatra
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology, SRM MCH&RC, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India
Abstract
Objective: To study the knowledge, attitude and practice among the health care professionals in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Material and Methods: A questionnaire based survey was done among the different health care professionals like doctors, interns and nurses. The participants were asked to fill a validated pre designed questionnaire and return it to the department. The questionnaire included the basic knowledge of ADR, attitudes towards the ADR and the voluntary reporting system, practices regarding ADR reporting system, reasons for failures to report, etc. Results: A total of 105 health professionals participated in the study. About 51.42% of the doctors, 57.14% of interns and 42.85% of nurses were aware of the national pharmacovigilance programme of India (PvPI). Only 48.5% of participants were aware of the existence of pharmacovigilance center in our institution. A total of 27.6% of them had reported ADR with majority being nurses (42.85%). Conclusion: There is a great need to create awareness among the doctors to improve the reporting of ADRs and understand its needs. Timely and adequate awareness campaign should be organized to overcome the underreporting of ADR.
Keywords: ADR, Pharmacovigilance, awareness, knowledge, attitude, practice
