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AuthorAlsalimy, Noor
AuthorElkhalifa, Dana
AuthorAl Shammaa, Aya
AuthorMagdy, Mohamed
AuthorAwaisu, Ahmed
Available date2020-09-20T08:35:36Z
Publication Date2017
Publication NameDrugs and Therapy Perspectives
ResourceScopus
ISSN11720360
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40267-017-0404-z
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/16158
AbstractObjective: Rumailah Hospital (RH) is a multi-specialty hospital with a capacity of 605 beds that serves subacute and long-term patients in Qatar. Since under-reporting and low-quality reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are widespread phenomena globally, there is a need for greater insight into pharmacists' and other healthcare professionals' roles in ADR reporting in RH. Thus, this study primarily aimed to compare the number, quality, and characteristics of ADR reports received from pharmacists compared with other healthcare providers at RH in Qatar. Methods: A retrospective descriptive analysis of ADR reports submitted by healthcare providers at RH between January 1, 2012 and October 1, 2014 was conducted. Results: A total of 92 ADR reports were submitted by different healthcare providers, of which 42.8% were by pharmacists, 38.4% by physicians, and 8.8% by nurses. Most of the physicians' (65.7%), nurses' (62.5%), and pharmacists' (41.0%) ADR reports were judged to be of high quality (grade 2) based on the World Health Organization's quality scheme (p>0.05). A causality assessment using the Naranjo algorithm revealed that 62.2% of the reports were 'possibly' caused by the suspected medications, while 31.1% were considered to 'probably' have been caused by the suspected medications (p<0.05). Furthermore, most of the ADR reports were type B (54.9%) and unpreventable (64.8%) according to the Medication Appropriateness Index. One hundred percent and 91.2% of nurses' and physicians' ADR reports were for unpreventable events, respectively, while 41.0% of pharmacists' reports were for definitely preventable ADRs (p < 0.05). Conclusions: ADR reporting at RH was undertaken by different healthcare professionals, and a high proportion of the reports were judged to be of high quality. ADRs reported were often unpreventable. There were differences between the characteristics and causality scores of ADR reports between different healthcare professionals. There is a need to develop interventions that will further increase ADR reporting as well as the quality of the reports.
SponsorThis study was supported by Qatar University under a student grant (Grant No. QUST-CPH-FALL-14/15-17).
Languageen
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Subjectdrug reaction
pharmacists
healthcare
hospital
Qatar
TitleCharacteristics and quality of adverse drug reaction reporting: a comparison of pharmacists with other healthcare providers at a multi-specialty hospital in Qatar
TypeArticle
Pagination283-289
Issue Number6
Volume Number33
dc.accessType Abstract Only


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