Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors About Pharmacovigilance of Medical Faculty 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Students Tıp Fakültesi 4. 5. ve 6. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Farmakovijilans Hakkında Bilgi, Tutum ve Davranışları
Sakarya Medical Journal, cilt.14, sa.1, ss.54-59, 2024 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.31832/smj.1342886
- Dergi Adı: Sakarya Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.54-59
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Adverse drug reaction, Medical education, Medical student, Pharmacovigilance
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Purpose: Pharmacovigilance is characterized as scientific studies related to the detection, interpretation, and prevention of drug-related problems, especially adverse drug reactions (ADRs). ADR is defined as a harmful and unintended response to a drug. Detection and monitoring of ADR is important due to consequences such as increased mortality and morbidity rates and loss of workforce. In this study, we aimed to determine whether the 4th, 5th, and 6th year medical faculty students are sufficiently prepared for their duties regarding pharmacovigilance practices by determining their awareness, knowledge, and opinions about pharmacovigilance and ADR. Method: This observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study was conducted between 2022-2023 at Gülhane Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences. Students were informed about the study and were asked to fill out the survey via Microsoft Forms application. The demographic characteristics of medical faculty students, their knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward pharmacovigilance and ADR were evaluated. Results: 338 students participated in the study. While 70% of the students answered correctly to the definition of pharmacovigilance, 38% stated that there is a Pharmacovigilance Center (Turkish Pharmacovigilance Center-TÜFAM) in Turkey and 58% stated that the institution responsible for monitoring ADRs in Turkey is TÜFAM. While 87.2% of the students think that ADR notification is necessary, 26% know that there is a pharmacovigilance contact point in the hospital. 81.6% of the students are aware that reporting ADR is a professional obligation. While 53.5% of the students stated that pharmacovigilance should be discussed in detail in medical school education, only 14% stated that pharmacovigilance was adequately included in the curriculum. Conclusion: Our study showed that medical faculty students have deficiencies in their knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward pharmacovigilance. To resolve these deficiencies, it is important that regulations regarding pharmacovigilance and ADR notification be made in the medical faculty education curriculum and that the pharmacovigilance contact points of the relevant hospitals and TÜFAM must play an active role in this regard.