Impact of a Policy Change on Pharmacists' Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spontaneous reports of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) form an essential component of both drug safety monitoring and patient safety initiatives. Pharmacists are well positioned to report ADRs, but many barriers exist to their doing so. Over the past decade, substantial changes have occurred with regard to drug regulations and medication safety initiatives, and it is possible that knowledge-based interventions may be needed to enhance ADR reporting by pharmacists.

Objective

To determine whether ADR reporting behaviours of pharmacists improved after release of a revised policy on the reporting of medication incidents.

Methods

A telephone survey was administered to pharmacists practising in the Canadian Forces Health Services Group. Self-reported behaviours and

SUBMITTER: Roy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6118825 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature