Public awareness in Wales of the UK Yellow Card scheme for reporting suspected adverse drug reactions.
Br J Clin Pharmacol
; 87(8): 3344-3348, 2021 08.
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| ID: mdl-33386761
ABSTRACT
We used the HealthWise Wales (HWW) platform to explore public knowledge about the UK Yellow Card scheme (YCS), the spontaneous reporting scheme for suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and whether a short information video could improve awareness. Members of the public in Wales (n = 1606) completed a questionnaire about the YCS, watched the information video and then completed a follow-up questionnaire. Almost half (46.5%) of respondents said they had previously experienced an ADR (>90% of the ADRs involving prescribed medicines). Before the video, 18% of respondents knew how to report an ADR via the YCS and of these, 34% were from allied-health professions. Immediately after watching it, 71% participants reported knowing how to report and 82% reported being confident to report. If this awareness were maintained, such an approach could contribute to improved reporting of suspected ADRs by the public.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sistemas de Notificação de Reações Adversas a Medicamentos
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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article