Habila Jamal
Pakistan
Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice among the Medical and Pharmacy Students towards Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions in Abbottabad, Pakistan
Author(s): Ahmad Raza and Habila JamalAhmad Raza and Habila Jamal
Introduction: Pharmacovigilance plays a significant role in the rational use of medicines by providing information about adverse drug reactions (ADRs). This study is mainly aimed at evaluating and assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice towards pharmacovigilance and ADR’s amongst Pakistani pharmacy and medical students in various pharmacy and medical colleges in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using KAP questionnaire. The questionnaire comprise of three portions, consisted of a total of 21 questions, 13 (Qs: 1-13) were related to the “knowledge”, 6 (Qs: 14-19) were related to “attitude” and the remaining 2 (Qs: 13-15, 19-20) were related to the “practice” aspects.
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DOI:
10.4172/2329-6887.1000173