An Evaluation Of Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Among Prescribers At Tertiary Care Hospitals

Abstract

Adverse drug reaction (ADR) is defined by the world health organization (WHO) as a harmful and unintended response to a drug that occurs at doses that are typically used in humans for the treatment of the disease, diagnosis, prevention, or the modification of physiological function [1]. It is a global problem that has a significant concern among the community and health care system [2, 3]. ADRs are commonly encountered in daily practice; however, many are preventable [4]. The prevalence of ADR is increasing; and was reported to be 12%, 11.5%, 12.9%, and 16.6% in Sweden [5], Norway [6], and New Zealand [7], respectively.