Attitudes and knowledge of community pharmacy professionals regarding the spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions: a preliminary study in Coimbra, Portugal

Matos, Cristiano; Joaquim, João; Pires, Timóteo

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Attitudes and knowledge of community pharmacy professionals regarding the spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions: a preliminary study in Coimbra, Portugal

2017-02Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Matos, Cristiano
dc.contributor.author	Joaquim, João
dc.contributor.author	Pires, Timóteo
dc.date.accessioned	2018-10-22T13:35:44Z
dc.date.available	2018-10-22T13:35:44Z
dc.date.issued	2017-02
dc.description.abstract	Background Spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) remains one of the most efficient methods to detect new, unusual, and severe ADRs. Community pharmacy professionals (CPPs) play a fundamental role in the reporting of spontaneous ADRs. The aim of this study was to describe the attitudes and knowledge of different CPP groups regarding the spontaneous reporting of ADRs and to identify the factors that can influence ADR under-reporting. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in CPPs (156 pharmacists and 40 pharmacy technicians) working in 49 pharmacies in Coimbra, Portugal. A survey of the knowledge and attitudes of CPPs towards reporting ADRs and the factors that encourage and discourage ADR reporting was constructed and personally delivered to the pharmacies. Results The response rate was 82.0%. The seriousness and the unusualness of the reaction were the most important motives to report ADRs (98.0 and 97.4% of respondents, respectively). CPPs also considered ADR reporting to be a professional obligation (96.4%), but “don’t feel the need to report well-known ADRs” (54.1%). Other attitudes associated with under-reporting were lack of time (50.0%), method of reporting (38.3%), and fear of legal liability (29.6%). Conclusions CPPs’ knowledge and behavior play a significant role in ADR reporting. Despite the differences in their educational syllabus, there were no statistical differences between pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with regard to their perception of the importance of ADR reports or the factors that affect their reporting. It may be possible to reduce the under-reporting of ADRs by introducing educational interventions based on the attitudes related to under-reporting that have been identified in this study.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Matos, C., Joaquim, J. & Pires, T. Drugs Ther Perspect (2017) 33: 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40267-016-0355-9	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40267-016-0355-9	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1179-1977 (Online)
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/24441
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Springer International Publishing	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40267-016-0355-9#citeas	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Community Pharmacy	pt_PT
dc.subject	Spontaneous Reporting	pt_PT
dc.subject	Continuous Professional Development	pt_PT
dc.subject	Pharmacy Technician	pt_PT
dc.subject	Community Pharmacist	pt_PT
dc.subject	Farmácia comunitária	pt_PT
dc.subject	Técnicos de Farmácia	pt_PT
dc.subject	Farmacêuticos	pt_PT
dc.subject	Relato de reações adversas relacionadas com medicamentos	pt_PT
dc.title	Attitudes and knowledge of community pharmacy professionals regarding the spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions: a preliminary study in Coimbra, Portugal	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.endPage	94	pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue	2	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	88	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Drugs and therapy perspectives	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	33	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT