A Cross-Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice of ADR And Pharmacovigilance Among Diploma in Pharmacy Students in Manipur, India

All drugs come with some harmful side effects. Most of them are minor effects however, some drugs can cause serious harmful effects which can leads to negative health impact. Hence all drugs that are in the market are need to monitor their effects. It can be done through reporting of adverse drug reaction (ADR) to any of the pharmacovigilance centre. For this, the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care professionals toward ADR and pharmacovigilance is a must. The present study was performed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice toward ADR reporting by diploma pharmacy students. A questionnaire was distributed and the response was analysed using descriptive statistical method. The participants had good knowledge on ADR are pharmacovigilance. 92% of the participants were aware with the term pharmacovigilance and 72.6% of them knows that ADR can be reported directly. The attitude of the participants was found to be good. 91.9% participants thinks that ADR reporting is necessary and 98.6% participants think it will ensure patient safety. 50% of the participants had received training on ADR reporting and 77.5% are willing to report ADR in the future. It was concluded that the pharmacy students displayed relatively good knowledge and positive attitude but insufficient practice regarding ADRs and pharmacovigilance. There is a need for continuous awareness and learning strategy for the pharmacists and to emphasise the importance for active participation in the pharmacovigilance process for a safety and improve quality of life for the patient.