Rare, Serious, and Comprehensively Described Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions Reported by Surveyed Healthcare Professionals in Uganda
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2015
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PLoS ONE
Abstract
Lack of adequate detail compromises analysis of reported suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs). We investigated how comprehensively Ugandan healthcare professionals (HCPs) described their most recent previous-month suspected ADR, and determined the characteristics of HCPs who provided comprehensive ADR descriptions.We also identified rare, serious, and unanticipated suspected ADR descriptions with medication safetyalerting potential.During 2012/13, this survey was conducted in purposively selected Ugandan health facilities (public/private) including the national referral and six regional referral hospitals representative of all regions. District hospitals, health centres II to IV, and private health facilities in the catchment areas of the regional referral hospitals were conveniently selected. Healthcare professionals involved in prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, and administration of medications were approached and invited to self-complete a questionnaire on ADR reporting.
Two-thirds of issued questionnaires (1,345/2,000) were returned.
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Rare, Drug Reactions, Surveyed Healthcare
Citation
Kiguba R, Karamagi C, Waako P, Ndagije HB, Bird SM (2015) Rare, Serious, and Comprehensively Described Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions Reported by Surveyed Healthcare Professionals in Uganda. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0123974. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123974