Article: STUDY ABOUT KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES OF MEDICAL STAFF ON REPORTING OF ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Article Category: Original Research articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.15253

Pages: 131-140

Author: Yazeed Hussein Al-Jmaai *, Zakaria Y. Otayn, Sultan A. Jabbari, Mohammed D. Alahmari, Ethar Mohammed Almurayyi, Wejdan Yahya Mohammed, Maram K.Al-Thabet, Maha saad M.Alahmari, Raod Ali Z.Alshhrani, Am

Abstract: Reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a significant action in any community, and it should be done by healthcare professionals. Although there is much research on this issue all over the world, especially the issues related to: the better reporting of adverse drug reaction, and the developed countries culture, reporting by healthcare professionals. Development of adverse drug reactions databases in most of countries worldwide has been determined in many previous studies, most of these studies have shown prevalence of this issues in developed countries, not in the developing countries. Also, most of these previous studies from different areas in the world, including the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have focused on the perception and practice of ADR reporting among physicians only, while excluding other medical stuff of healthcare workers. However, in this study, we tried to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of ADRs monitoring and reporting among healthcare Professionals (physicians, nurses, and pharmacists) in medical field, including hospitals, and pharmacies, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by using a simple survey, and collected from 52 qualified participants. The results were analyzed by the most convenient statistical tests. The study revealed many results, including: a positive attitude, and adequate knowledge and practice towards ADR reporting.

Keyword: Reporting, adverse drug reaction, attitude, Knowledge, practices of hospital staff.