Pharmacovigilance Concept Knowledge, Perspectives and Attitudes: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Community Pharmacists.
The concept of pharmacovigilance (PV) is currently highlighted after emergency authorization and worldwide distribution of the urgently launched COVID-19 novel vaccinations. As they typically serve as the initial point of patient contact for medication-related issues, understanding the knowledge, pe...
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4/6/2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=176464862&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 176464862 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00469580 INQ jtl: Inquiry (00469580) issn: 00469580 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 4/6/2024 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 176464862 10.1177/00469580241246464 ppf: 1 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: Pharmacovigilance Concept Knowledge, Perspectives and Attitudes: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Community Pharmacists. aug: au: Abu Assab, Mohammad Alhamad, Hamza Albahar, Fares Abu Dayyih, Wael Echarif, Soumaia Abu Assab, Hanadi affil: Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan Mutah University, Karak, Jordan Gynecology and Pediatrics Hospital, Mafraq, Jordan su: Pharmacology Community health services Cross-sectional method Drug side effects Medical quality control Cronbach's alpha Health policy Questionnaires Statistical sampling COVID-19 vaccines Descriptive statistics Professions Quality assurance Public health Data analysis software Pharmacists' attitudes Jordan sug: subj: Jordan Pharmacology Community health services Cross-sectional method Drug side effects Medical quality control Cronbach's alpha Health policy Questionnaires Statistical sampling COVID-19 vaccines Descriptive statistics Professions Quality assurance Public health Data analysis software Pharmacists' attitudes keyword: adverse drug reactions community pharmacists healthcare system pharmacovigilance ab: The concept of pharmacovigilance (PV) is currently highlighted after emergency authorization and worldwide distribution of the urgently launched COVID-19 novel vaccinations. As they typically serve as the initial point of patient contact for medication-related issues, understanding the knowledge, perspectives, and attitudes of community pharmacists in PV and reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is crucial to improving the healthcare system and public health policies. However, previous studies in Jordan have not focused entirely on community pharmacists. This study aimed to assess community pharmacists' knowledge, perspectives, and attitudes on PV and ADRs reporting in Jordan. The applied methodology in this study was based on a cross-sectional study design using a validated questionnaire distributed to a convenient sample of Jordanian community pharmacists. Seventeen questions were designed from different pieces of literature relating to knowledge, perspectives, and attitudes of PV among community pharmacists. Descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) were used to report the results data. The study questionnaire was completed by 180 of 325 community pharmacists willing to participate (a response rate of 55.4%). Of them (n = 132, 73%) were aware of the concept of PV. Additionally (n = 84, 47%) of the community pharmacists would use the concept and policy of PV in their everyday work. Nevertheless, only (n = 36, 20.0%) of the community pharmacists thought an ADR should be reported if seen, and approximately 120 pharmacists (67.0%) believed it was essential to report ADRs as patient health matters. Although community pharmacists in Jordan showed a considerable awareness level of PV, they demonstrated a low level of its application. Thus, ADR reporting is not considered a mainstay among them, and the implementation of PV is not yet addressed. The results from this study shed light on community pharmacists' perceptions and attitudes regarding ADR reporting and PV. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2024 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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