Spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting: potential facilitators perceived by community pharmacists in Egypt - a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Pharmacists are recognized as specialists in medications and are responsible for maintaining drug safety. A recent study showed that Egyptian community pharmacists face several barriers to the spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). This study aimed to identify the potential facilitators perceived by community pharmacists in Egypt that could enhance ADR reporting and contribute to the development of national ADR data. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to 1,316 community pharmacists in Egypt. Of the 905 respondents (68.7% response rate), only 125 (13.8%) revealed they had reported an ADR, with 30 (24.4%) being unable to correctly identify ADR types and 34 (27.2%) reporting they lacked the training required to do so. Ke

SUBMITTER: Bahlol M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12454801 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature