Student’s perspective about pharmacogenomic applications and knowledge in pharmacovigilance domain

Authors

  • G. Francis Britto Department of Pharmacology, IRT-PMC, Sanatorium (post), Perundurai, Erode, Tamilnadu, India
  • K. R. Subash Department of Pharmacology, SVIMS-Sri Padmavathi Medical College for Women, SVIMS University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20175673

Keywords:

Awareness, Doctors, Pharmacogenomics, Personalized medicine

Abstract

Background: Pharmacogenomics has is presence now in all major pharmacology text books parallel with another important chapter pharmacovigilance. Pharmacogenomics apart from therapeutic application it can greatly influence standard treatment protocols with prevention of adverse drug reaction. Since the future will be physicians practicing personalized medicine, this study was planned to assess the second year M.B.B.S Students knowledge and their perspective about pharmacogenomic application.

Methods: A questionnaire to assess the knowledge about pharmacogenomics and current status of its application is formulated with yes or no, true or false option. The study was conducted on 120 M.B.B.S Students who passed out Pharmacology university exams. The questionnaires answered voluntarily were collected and the data was analysed and with results calculated in percentage.

Results: 80% M.B.B.S students had sound knowledge about pharmacogenomics. 100% M.B.B.S student’s doctors were well aware about pharmacogenomics. 13.0% of students were not aware but wanted to know about it, while 7.25% of students were neither aware nor interested about pharmacogenomics.

Conclusions: Most of the doctors were aware about the pharmacogenomics theoretically and they need to be updated about its clinical application in their practice by seminars, presentation and workshops.

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2017-12-23

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Britto, G. F., & Subash, K. R. (2017). Student’s perspective about pharmacogenomic applications and knowledge in pharmacovigilance domain. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, 7(1), 55–58. https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20175673

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