A STUDY ON ASSESSING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PHYSICIAN IN REPORTING ADVERSE DRUG REACTION IN A TERTIARY CARE MULTISUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA

Background and objective:Adverse drug reaction can cause harmful injuries to the patient. Through reporting of adverse drug reaction, it can reduce morbidity and mortality rate. It also increases the patient safety. Knowledge, attitude and practice of physician towards the reporting of adverse reactions play a major impact in patient care. Methods:A cross sectional study was carried out in 100 physicians and 29 questionnaire form was framed to evaluate the physicians knowledge, attitude and practice of reporting adverse drug reaction. Results: Out of 100 physicians most of doctors have good knowledge about adverse drug reactions. 58% of physicians attitude that ADR reporting system would benefit patient care and 49% of the physicians do not report because of their busy work schedule to fill the form. In practice, 45%of physicians reported suspected adverse drug reaction. Conclusion:Continuous educational programme has helped to improve the knowledge about adverse drug reaction and guide the physicians on how to report an adverse drug reaction.