Adverse drug events (ADEs) may cause serious injuries including death. Spontaneous reporting of ADEs plays a great role in detection and prevention of them, however, underreporting always exists. Although several interventions have been utilized to solve this problem, they are mainly based on experience and the rationale for choosing them has no theoretical base. The vast variety of behavioral ...

Aim: To assess the attitudes and perceptions of medical practitioners towards adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting and factors that influence the reporting of ADR. Method: A suitable self-administered survey questionnaire was designed and randomly circulated to 110 doctors in three different hospitals where local hospital based ADR reporting system exist. Results: A total of 97 filled question...

This survey analyzes two national pharmacovigilance databases in order to determine the major adverse reactions observed with the use of cholinesterase inhibitors in dementia. We conducted a statistical analysis of the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) and the Canada Vigilance Adverse Reaction Database (CVARD) concerning the side effects of cholinesterase inhib...

Hypoglycemia is a rare life threatening adverse drug reaction associated with various fluoroquinolones like ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin and levofloxacin. Moxifloxacin was considered safe in this regard. Only one case has been reported for moxifloxacin-induced hypoglycemia in a renal failure patient. Here, we are reporting the second case of hypoglycemia due to moxifloxacin without any major co-...

1. We have retrospectively analysed data collected by a local adverse drug reactions reporting scheme in an acute hospital medical setting and have determined the numbers and types of reactions that would have merited notification as yellow card reports according to the guidelines of the Committee on Safety of Medicines. 2. The data related to 20,695 consecutive acute general medical admissions...

Background: Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) underreporting is a serious drawback of the pharmacovigilance system. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is a valid instrument to enhance pharmacovigilance. Objectives: To avoid prescribing again to patients the drug that caused them the ADRs, to evaluate spontaneous reporting of ADRs by patients to their General Practitioner (GP); to investigate the most in...

INTRODUCTION Poor reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by doctors is a major hindrance to successful pharmacovigilance. The present study was designed to assess first-year residents' knowledge of ADR reporting. METHODS First-year postgraduate doctors at a private medical college completed a structured questionnaire. The responses were analyzed by nonparametric methods. RESULTS All doc...

• ADR monitoring in China, despite a late start, has been rapidly developed with a new monitoring system established since 2002. • Problems with China’s ADR monitoring system have been reported, such as poor quality of reports, narrow coverage of monitoring network, and lack of risk warning and controlling measures.1 • The scientific evaluation mechanism for China’s ADR monitoring and reporting...

Community pharmacies in Nepal serve both rural and urban populations and are an integral part of the Nepalese healthcare system. These community pharmacies are run by non-pharmacist professionals with orientation training on pharmacology and drug dispensing. Graduate pharmacists' involvement in community pharmacy will help with patient counselling, dispensing of medication and promotion of safe...