Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Pharmacovigilance among Community Pharmacists in Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Pharmacovigilance (PV) is an essential activity to detect adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and ensure patient safety. Hence, we aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding PV among community pharmacists in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted by using a...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2023-02, Vol.20 (4), p.3548
Hauptverfasser: Abdulsalim, Suhaj, Farooqui, Maryam, Alshammari, Mohammed Salem, Alotaibi, Meshal, Alhazmi, Abdulfattah, Alqasomi, Abdulmajeed, Altowayan, Waleed Mohammad
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Zusammenfassung:Pharmacovigilance (PV) is an essential activity to detect adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and ensure patient safety. Hence, we aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding PV among community pharmacists in Qassim, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was conducted by using a validated questionnaire after obtaining ethical approval from the Deanship of Scientific Research, Qassim University. The sample size was calculated based on the total number of pharmacists in the Qassim area by using Raosoft, Inc. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20 was used for data entry and analysis. Ordinal logistic regression was performed to identify the predictors of KAP. A -value of
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20043548