Rare, Serious, and Comprehensively Described Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions Reported by Surveyed Healthcare Professionals in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorKiguba, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorKaramagi, Charles
dc.contributor.authorWaako, Paul
dc.contributor.authorNdagije, Helen B.
dc.contributor.authorBird, Sheila M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-12T12:00:07Z
dc.date.available2021-12-12T12:00:07Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractLack 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKiguba 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.0123974en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1371/journal.pone.0123974
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/343
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPLoS ONEen_US
dc.subjectRareen_US
dc.subjectDrug Reactionsen_US
dc.subjectSurveyed Healthcareen_US
dc.titleRare, Serious, and Comprehensively Described Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions Reported by Surveyed Healthcare Professionals in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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