Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among medical students

Shaily Bhatt; Harshvardhan Kumar

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20240381

Authors

Shaily Bhatt Department of Pharmacology, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Harshvardhan Kumar Department of Pharmacology, LLRM Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20240381

Keywords:

Pharmacovigilance, Adverse drug reactions, Knowledge, Attitude and practice

Abstract

Background: Spontaneous voluntary adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting is the backbone for the successful functioning of the Pharmacovigilance Programme of India. The aim of pharmacovigilance is to ensure safe and rational use of medicines, once they are released for general use in the society. Targeting the younger doctor for sensitization toward pharmacovigilance is the key to ensure practice of adverse drug reactions (ADR) reporting in clinical practice. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of pharmacovigilance among medical students at LLRM Medical College, Meerut, a tertiary care teaching hospital.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using a pretested questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to assess the KAP regarding pharmacovigilance. The medical students (2^nd year, final year, and interns) were included in the study. Only the participants who gave their consent were included in the study. Results were calculated by proper statistical analysis.

Results: The current study was conducted in a LLRM Medical College, Meerut, which included a total of 250 medical students of which 40% 2^nd year, 40% final year students, and 20% interns. Most of them (83%) accepted that reporting ADR is necessary, and pharmacovigilance should be taught in detail to health-care professionals.

Conclusions: This study demonstrated that knowledge of pharmacovigilance among medical students is improving gradually and pharmacovigilance and ADR reporting needs to be made compulsory, have better, interesting ways to learn and understand it, so that the students can practice it with confidence in their clinical practice.

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