An evaluation of knowledge of pharmacovigilance among nurses and midwives in Turkey
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, cilt.45, sa.6, ss.616-618, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0253-7613.121375
- Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.616-618
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Adverse Drug Reaction, Pharmacovigilance, Nurse/Midwife
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study aimed to evaluate the awareness of nurse/midwives regarding pharmacovigilance as well as their knowledge and experience in identifying and reporting adverse reactions of drugs. Nurse/midwives (n = 329), working in four state hospitals, were provided a questionnaire with a view of identifying their knowledge and skills pertaining to pharmacovigilance. Around 45% of the participants claimed to have knowledge of pharmacovigilance but only 23.3% of them could define it correctly. Although 24.3% of the participants acknowledged that adverse reactions should be reported to a centre, only 1.2% of them named this centre (Turkey Pharmacovigilance Centre-TUFAM). The present study indicates that nurse/midwives have insufficient knowledge of pharmacovigilance practices. Hence, it is essential to include pharmacovigilance training in their undergraduate and graduate education programs, and to promote reporting of adverse reactions.