Table 3 Knowledge of pharmacists towards PV and ADRs reporting (n = 342)
Knowledge questions | Correct n (%) | Incorrect n (%) |
|---|---|---|
1. What is the best definition of Pharmacovigilance (PV)? | 319 (93.3) | 23 (6.7) |
2. Which of the following defines an adverse drug reaction (ADR) correctly? | 297 (86.8) | 45 (13.2) |
3. The need for hospitalization is required as early as the appearance of: | 104 (30.4) | 238 (69.6) |
4. Seventy-year-old man is taking amiodarone for cardiac arrhythmia and he developed heart block as a side effect. Which of the following matches the type of adverse drug reaction in this patient? | 154 (45) | 188 (55) |
5. Fifteen-year-old boy was given injection of Benzylpenicillin for rheumatic heart disease prophylaxis and developed anaphylaxis as a side effect. Which of the following matches the type of adverse drug reaction in this patient? | 206 (60.2) | 136 (39.8) |
6. A side effect is classified as acute, when it is occurred: | 105 (30.7) | 237 (69.3) |
7. The international center for adverse drug reaction (ADR) monitoring is located in: | 134 (39.2) | 208 (60.8) |
8. Which of the following tool is most commonly used to establish the causality of an adverse drug reaction (ADR)? | 221 (64.6) | 121 (35.4) |
9. Which of the following is the “WHO online databases” for reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs)? | 151 (44.2) | 191 (55.8) |