Journal of Pharmacovigilance

Evaluating the attitudes of pharmacy student in the University of Umm Al-qurah, Holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia towards their pharmacovigilance module

Conference Series LLC Joint International Event on 7^th Pharmacovigilance & Pharmaceutical Industry

August 22-24, 2016 Vienna, Austria

Naif Al-Hazmi

Bradford University, Saudi Arabia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Pharmacovigil

Abstract:

Introduction: The increasing knowledge and awareness of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) has been reported throughout the world and therefore, teaching pharmacovigilance to pharmacy students will make them aware of their central responsibility to both understand and report ADRs, so as to fulfill their important role as pharmacists. Aim: To assess the knowledge and attitudes of pharmacy students in Umm Al-qurah University, Holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia toward a pharmacovigilance module given as part of their undergraduate degree. Materials & Method: 180 third and fourth year pharmacy students at the School of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, KSA, were invited to participate in the study. They were divided into groups of 20 for formal tuition about pharmacovigilance. Following the training, two open questions were used to assess a) their views and attitudes towards the importance of Pharmacovigilance and b) did they consider that the topic should be included in their undergraduate curriculum as a discrete module. In both cases asking to explain their reasons for their suggestions.Two open questions were used: 1. How did you find the lesson �?? for example their scope, degree of interest, examples, and application about knowledge of pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting. Comments as to how the material could be improved were also requested? 2. Do you think that the material you were provided will enhance your awareness of the topic and was it suitable to be taught as a separate module? Results & Conclusions: Students completed the questions. The overall conclusion was that students found the sessions interesting, informative and at a suitable level for their existing knowledge. They suggested that it was important that pharmacovigilance should be provided as a basic requirement for undergraduate programs in medical schools generally, and in pharmacy schools, in particular.

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