Assessment of public awareness and perspectives towards adverse drug reaction reporting system in Karachi, Pakistan
The study has provided insight into the challenges and gaps needed to improve ADR reporting in Pakistan. The outcomes revealed that the public is aware of the benefits of reporting ADRs; however, they do not realize their role and the potentially significant impact on the healthcare system by contributing to ADR reporting. Therefore, it is a need of time to educate the public on the value of reporting ADRs and implement user-friendly and accessible ADR reporting systems in patient care areas to facilitate easier reporting.
Authors
- Zille Huma
- Shagufta Nesar
- Ambreen Qamar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1818-9521)
- Hina Rehman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-1691)
- Sadia Shakeel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-3124)
- Muhammad Yaqoob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3563-7015)
- Mahwish Akhtar
- Areeb Bin Tariq
- M. Ansari
- Wajiha Iffat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1892-8347)
- Syed Ahsan Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-8824)
Institutions
- Jinnah Sindh Medical University (PK)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- Health Services Research & Development (US)
- Sohail University
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318139
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00