A Systematic Review of Pharmacovigilance Systems in Developing Countries Using the WHO Pharmacovigilance Indicators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the context of the growth of pharmacovigilance (PV) among developing countries, this systematic review aims to synthesise current research evaluating developing countries' PV systems' performance.

Methods

EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL Plus and Web of Science were searched for peer-reviewed studies published in English between 2012 and 2021. Reference lists of included studies were screened. Included studies were quality assessed using Hawker et al.'s nine-item checklist; data were extracted using the WHO PV indicators checklist. Scores were assigned to each group of indicators and used to compare countries' PV performance.

Results

Twenty-one unique studies from 51 countries were included. Of a total possible quality score of 36, most studies were rated medium

SUBMITTER: Garashi HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356965 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature