A QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF INTERNS AND POSTGRADUATES ABOUT ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS REPORTING IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, TELANGANA

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) must be reported by medical professionals to prevent drugrelated tragedies. The pervasive underreporting of ADRs is problematic. Increased awareness helps identify and prevent ADRs. It's crucial to educate young healthcare workers on ADR reporting in clinical practice. Our study aims to analyze interns' and postgraduates' ADR reporting knowledge, attitude, and practice. Methods: This research, was carried out on medical interns and postgraduates at a tertiary care hospital in Telangana. It is a questionnaire-based study of 110 medical students. The study participants were given a series of standard questions on knowledge, attitude, and practice on ADR reporting. Before the study ethical letter was acquired. SPSS software was used to evaluate the collected data, and a p value of < 0.001* was considered signicant. Results: Out of 110 study participants, most participants were from the 21-30 years of age group (48.3%) with a male predominance (67.3%). Interns (65.5%) were in the majority than the postgraduates (34.5%) The study indicated that the overall knowledge ( 2 =55.296, p = 0.001*), attitude (2 =64.873, p= 0.001*), and practice (2=88.148, p= 0.001*) of study participants were statistically signicant. Conclusions: Interns and postgraduates are aware of ADR reporting, but interns lack practice and postgraduates lack attitude. Most participants felt reporting adverse drug responses was their top responsibility, along with patient safety. Education and sensitization of prospective medical professionals on ADR reporting can improve patient compliance and prevent tragedie