International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Elif Oguz
Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, TurkeyPublications
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Research
Assessment of Family Physicians’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice towards Pharmacovigilance and Spontaneous Adverse Drug Reactions Reporting during COVID Pandemic
Author(s): Elif Oguz*, Berna Terzioglu Bebitoglu, Hatice Ikiisik, Mehmet Akif Sezerol and Yusuf Tasci
Purpose: Spontaneous Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are reported by healthcare professionals and the issue of underreporting is an important problem in many countries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of family physicians working in the Uskudar district, about pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 170 family physicians working in the family health centers of the Uskudar district in Istanbul. Data were collected with an online questionnaire by using Google forms. The questionnaire consisted of questions about participants’ demographics and a total of 21 questions about their knowledge, attitude, and practice about the ADRs reporting. Scoring was made as 0-3 correct answers were considered low, 4-6 medium, and 7-9 good. SPSS 22.. Read More»
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