OBJECTIVES To measure awareness about adverse drug reaction (ADRs) reporting among doctors, pharmacists and nurses and to determine reasons of ADRs under-reporting in Pakistan. METHODS In present study, a self-administered questionnaire was used to measure the awareness level about ADRs reporting among health care professionals (HCPs) of Pakistan. This was a cross sectional study. RESULTS O...

The monitoring and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in hospitals aims to identify and quantify the risks associated with the use of drugs. The present study was performed to characterize the rate and the pattern of ADRs, due to cardiovascular drugs and anticoagulants, in a tertiary care teaching hospital. For this purpose, all the patients treated with cardiovascular drugs and anticoa...

The monitoring and reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in hospitals aims to identify and quantify the risks associated with the use of drugs. The present study was performed to characterize the rate and the pattern of ADRs, due to cardiovascular drugs and anticoagulants, in a tertiary care teaching hospital. For this purpose, all the patients treated with cardiovascular drugs and anticoa...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is fundamental to drug safety surveillance (pharmacovigilance); however, substantial under-reporting exists and is the main limitation of the system. Several factors could favour under-reporting. OBJECTIVE The aim of this pilot study was to assess the effect of regular visits of a Clinical Research Assistant (CRA) on the improv...

background : following establishment of iranian adverse drug reaction (adr) monitoring  center  in  1997, adr  committees  were  established  in  all  hospitals  of mazandaran province of iran. clinical pharmacists from mazandaran university of medical sciences have been involved with these committees since 2007. the aim of this study was to compare the results of the pharmacovigilance system b...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous reporting on adverse drug reactions (ADR) has been established in Malaysia since 1987, and although these reports are monitored by the Malaysia drug monitoring authority, the National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau, information about ADRs in the paediatric patient population still remains unexplored. The aims of this study, therefore, were to characterize the ADRs reported...

In Nepal, reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) occurs on a voluntary basis by doctors, pharmacists, nurses, health assistants, and other healthcare professionals. The country's pharmacovigilance program is still in its infancy; it has limited coverage and underreporting is common. This major limitation could be reduced with consumer involvement. This report examines the necessity and bene...

BACKGROUND Severe adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. 95% of ADRs are likely not reported, less than 25% of marketed drugs can be advertised as safe and effective in children; yet over 50% of Canadian children receive prescription drugs annually. OBJECTIVES To increase understanding of reported ADRs in Canadian children. METHODS A retro...

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AIMS Current trends in pharmacovigilance systems are veering towards patient involvement in spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). The aim of the current systematic review was to identify what is known and what remains unknown with respect to patient reporting to pharmacovigilance systems. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Journals@Ovid a...