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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Among Nursing Staff

Mahnoor Muskaan, Iqbal Unnisa, Md Samiya, Shiv Kumar Shette

Abstract


WHO characterizes adverse drug reaction (ADR) as any reaction to a medication which is harmful and unintended, and which happens at measurements typically utilized as a part of man for prophylaxis, analysis or treatment of illness or for the alteration of physiological capacity. The review reveals that nursing staffs have unfortunate information and unfortunate practice yet great in disposition towards ADR announcing. Despite the fact that they have revealed a more noteworthy number of extreme ADRs, they played out no further intercessions to forestall it. The main consideration which deters them from announcing ADR is a patient privacy issue and it was more essential to oversee patient. Reality of response, bizarreness of response, contribution of new medication, trust in analysis of ADR was the variables that urge nursing staffs to report ADR. In light of the results of the current review following suggestions are finished up. ADR revealing structures ought to be uninhibitedly accessible in all clinics as it can further develop the detailing paces of ADR in the country. ADR detailing ought to be obligatory for all medical services experts. Every medical clinic ought to have an information base on ADR which ought to be considered by medical services experts. The nursing schedule educational program should be changed to incorporate ADR and pharmacovigilance. Constant instruction program and studio need to be directed routinely connect with how and where to report ADR.

Keywords


PV, ADR, Nursing staff, WHO, polypharmacy.

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