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Pharmacovigilance: A Comparative Study About The Knowledge Of Adverse Drug Reaction (Adr) Reporting That Private Practitioners And Government Doctors Gained In A Random Locality In India, Shanthan B. Pingili

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The present pilot study aims to compare the knowledge pertaining to ADR reporting systems that government doctors and private practitioners gained in a random, tier-II city in India, by conducting a questionnaire based survey. Their knowledge of ADR reporting, related guidelines and/or regulations, the frequency of ADRs they observe and diagnose, their opinion on mandatory reporting by doctors, type of ADRs they would generally report, and to whom ADRs should be reported are discussed besides evaluating the attributable reasons for underreporting, if any. A total of 47 (21.36%) responded to this random survey, of whom 27 (57.4%) were government doctors …