Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study

OBJECTIVES: To assess the knowledge and perception of community pharmacists in Malaysia toward reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). METHODS: A crosssectional study employing pre and post intervention design was undertaken with a sample of 42 community pharmacists to explore their knowledg...

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Main Authors:	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Hassali, Mohamed Azmi, Mohamed Izham, Mohamed Ibrahim
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Published:	Elsevier Inc. 2010
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-465082016-07-14T08:19:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46508/ Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Mohamed Izham, Mohamed Ibrahim RS Pharmacy and materia medica OBJECTIVES: To assess the knowledge and perception of community pharmacists in Malaysia toward reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). METHODS: A crosssectional study employing pre and post intervention design was undertaken with a sample of 42 community pharmacists to explore their knowledge of and the perception toward the pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting. Changes in scores before and after the completion training program in knowledge and perception were measured. Statistical analysis: The data were analyzed by using SPSS version 17.0 software package (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used when ever appropriate. Frequencies and percentages were used to describe the respondents’ demographic information and professional characteristics. Wilcoxon Signed ranks test, Paired sample t test and The McNemar χ 2 test were applied to compare the differences in knowledge and perception before and after the educational program whenever appropriate. RESULTS: Forty-two community pharmacists (CPs) were enrolled in this study. A comparison of CPs knowledge before and immediately after implementation the education program showed signiﬁ cant differences, the participated community pharmacists’ mean scores in knowledge of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting signiﬁ cantly increased compared to the baseline (z = −5458, N = 42 P < 0.001). Following the intervention, only few (3, 7.2%) respondents reported that they do not have any ideas on how to report ADR to the relevant authorities in Malaysia. Upon completion of the education program, a large proportion of the pharmacists (45%) believed that they were conﬁ dent in their knowledge in detection and performing ADRs reporting (z = −2.866, N = 42, P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: The ﬁ nding of the study indicates the need for designing educational programs for the community pharmacists, in order to improve the level of knowledge toward the pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting process locally. Elsevier Inc. 2010-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46508/1/46508_-_Assessment.pdf Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Hassali, Mohamed Azmi and Mohamed Izham, Mohamed Ibrahim (2010) Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study. Value in Health, 13 (7). A509. ISSN 1098-3015 E-ISSN 1524-4733 http://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(11)73088-1/abstract 10.1016/S1098-3015(11)73088-1
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spellingShingle	RS Pharmacy and materia medica Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Mohamed Izham, Mohamed Ibrahim Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study
description	OBJECTIVES: To assess the knowledge and perception of community pharmacists in Malaysia toward reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). METHODS: A crosssectional study employing pre and post intervention design was undertaken with a sample of 42 community pharmacists to explore their knowledge of and the perception toward the pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting. Changes in scores before and after the completion training program in knowledge and perception were measured. Statistical analysis: The data were analyzed by using SPSS version 17.0 software package (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used when ever appropriate. Frequencies and percentages were used to describe the respondents’ demographic information and professional characteristics. Wilcoxon Signed ranks test, Paired sample t test and The McNemar χ 2 test were applied to compare the differences in knowledge and perception before and after the educational program whenever appropriate. RESULTS: Forty-two community pharmacists (CPs) were enrolled in this study. A comparison of CPs knowledge before and immediately after implementation the education program showed signiﬁ cant differences, the participated community pharmacists’ mean scores in knowledge of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions reporting signiﬁ cantly increased compared to the baseline (z = −5458, N = 42 P < 0.001). Following the intervention, only few (3, 7.2%) respondents reported that they do not have any ideas on how to report ADR to the relevant authorities in Malaysia. Upon completion of the education program, a large proportion of the pharmacists (45%) believed that they were conﬁ dent in their knowledge in detection and performing ADRs reporting (z = −2.866, N = 42, P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: The ﬁ nding of the study indicates the need for designing educational programs for the community pharmacists, in order to improve the level of knowledge toward the pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting process locally.
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author	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Mohamed Izham, Mohamed Ibrahim
author_facet	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Mohamed Izham, Mohamed Ibrahim
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title	Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study
title_short	Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study
title_full	Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study
title_fullStr	Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study
title_full_unstemmed	Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study
title_sort	assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study
publisher	Elsevier Inc.
publishDate	2010
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Assessment of the knowledge and perceptions of the Malaysian community pharmacists regarding pharmacovigilance: findings from an interventional study

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