International Journal of Pharmacology and Clinical Sciences, 2021, 10, 1, 6-12.
DOI: 10.5530/ijpcs.2021.10.2
Published: March 2021
Type: Research Article
Authors: Yousef Ahmed Alomi, Nouf Hassan Alamoudi, Sabah Alanazi, and Abeer Hussin Almasoudi
Author(s) affiliations:
Yousef Ahmed Alomi* , BSc. Pharm, MSc. Clin Pharm, BCPS, BCNSP, DiBA, CDE Critical Care Clinical Pharmacists, TPN clinical pharmacist, Freelancer Business Planner, Content Editor and Data Analyst Riyadh, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.
Nouf Hassan Alamoudi, PharmD, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAUDI ARABIA. Sabah Alanazi, B.D.S. Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA.
Abeer Hussin Almasoudi, BSc.Pharm Director, Administration of research and studies, Ministry of Health, Tabuk, SAUDI ARABIA.
Abstract
Objectives: To state the physicians and dentists’ knowledge and responsiveness of the adverse drug reaction (ADR) and reporting system in Saudi Arabia. Methods: It was a cross-sectional design of an authorized self-administered electronic survey about awareness and knowledge valuation of the ADR reporting system in Saudi Arabia. The electronic survey contained of demographic data and designated knowledge assessment of participants about the ADR reporting system. Results: The total number of participants was 151. Of those, 111 (73.5%) were physicians, while dentists were 39 (26.5%). Of those (93.38%) responders who perceived of the ADR reporting system and (54.3%) knew the diverse types of hypersensitivity reaction. Also, (45.33%) knew the official form of ADR reporting system, (43.71%) knew to reflect the ADR as sentinel events and (34.44%) knew about the legal provision in the medicine act that provides pharmacovigilance activities in Saudi Arabia. Conclusion: The physicians knowledge of ADR and reporting system was insufficient in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Targeting education and training is a planned goal to recover physicians’ ADR knowledge and all healthcare professionals and ADR’s documentation system.
Keywords: Adverse drug reaction, Knowledge, Physician, Reporting, Saudi Arabia