Abstract

Maged Alwan Noman, Mahmoud Mahyoob Alburyhi* and Abdalwali Ahmed Saif

ABSTRACT

Pharmacovigilance is the “science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects. The Pharmacists in community or hospital setting play a key role in reporting Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRs) during practice. To determine the level of knowledge and perception about pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting among 4th and 5th level Pharmacy students in six Public and Private Universities at Sana’a City, Yemen. The study was carried out in two Public and four Private Universities, selected randomly. The questionnaire contained, student demographic data, knowledge, perception about Pharmacovigilance and ADRs. The data were analyzed using SPSS program. The demographic details, included in the study 320 that only 300 were response sheets from study, regarding awareness of knowing the meaning Pharmacovigilance, which was correctly answers by 67 answers, which is in percentage (22.3%) of Pharmacy students. When asked the Pharmacy students if they have written reports for the adverse drug reactions yet: the correct answers were 29 answers which is in percentage (9.7%) and when asked if subjects studying in the third level, the correct answers were 240 answers which is in percentage (80.0%) of Pharmacy students. Poor knowledge among Pharmacy students in in the selected Universities towards Pharmacovigilance and ADRs reporting. This survey strongly suggests that educational programs are needed to increase awareness among Pharmacy student's role and their knowledge about ADRs.