Preventing Adverse Effects of Medicines: A Knowledge Attitude and Practice Study of Leaders in the Nigerian Public Health Supply Chain | Chapter 9 | New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 8

 Pharmacovigilance is delineated as ‘‘the science and activities having connection with the detection, estimate, understanding and prevention of adverse belongings or any additional drug-related problem.” This study checked the knowledge, stance, and practice of pharmacovigilance by leaders in the public health drug supply chain management in Nigeria. The key practice approach of pharmacovigilance includes spontaneous reporting of antagonistic drug reactions and guaranteeing continuous post-marketing following of the quality and security of medicines. The success of pharmacovigilance depends on the knowledge, attitude, and willing participation of healthcare personnel, sufferers, and institutions. A cross-divided approach was used in the survey of 209 leaders of picked public health organisations. Purposive examining technique was used to administer certified semi-organized questionnaire. Questions were drawn from the Nigerian social pharmacovigilance policy. A 55% answer  rate was received as feedback. Among the responders, healing doctors and medical workshop scientists had better knowledge and practice of pharmacovigilance than pharmacists. Factors guide practice of pharmacovigilance include knowledge of the pharmacovigilance policy (OR = 1.90; P = .11), training given by respondents' organisations (OR = 1.34; P = .48), accused' organisation receiving periodic revises from the National Pharmacovigilance Centre (OR = 1.11; P = .85) and respondents alone receiving periodic revises (OR = .83; P = .73). In conclusion, the study suggests that listening the safety and quality of cures in the public health scope of Nigeria could improve through raised awareness of the interstate pharmacovigilance policy, training in pharmacovigilance, and regular safety media by the national pharmacovigilance centre.

Author(s) Details:

Anthony Obieze,
USAID Global Health Supply Chain-Procurement and Supply Management Project, Abuja, Nigeria.

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