ArticleTherapeutic advances in drug safety2018
Adverse drug reaction reporting in a large tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia: results of an incentive strategy.
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- Improving adverse drug event reporting by healthcare professionals.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Educational interventions in pharmacovigilance to improve the knowledge, attitude and the report of adverse drug reactions in healthcare professionals: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding causes of incomplete reports of adverse drug reactions associated with dolutegravir-based HIV treatment in uganda: a qualitative study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Pharmacists' Experiences on Adverse Drug Reactions in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Six Sigma in Managing Medical Errors in the Electronic Drug Administration Record (EDAR) System.Cureus · 2025Article
- Medication Safety in Saudi Arabia: Evaluating the Current Situation and Identifying the Areas for Improvement.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Pharmacovigilance and Barriers to Reporting Adverse Drug Reactions Among the General Population in Saudi Arabia.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review of Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting in Ethiopia.Turkish journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2023Article
- Changes in suspected adverse drug reaction reporting via the yellow card scheme in Wales following the introduction of a National Reporting Indicator.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2022Article
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- The comparative assessment of awareness, perspective, and basic practice skills about the Saudi pharmacovigilance system among students of different health-care professionals of a Saudi Female University.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2020Article
- Healthcare professionals knowledge, attitude and practice of adverse drug reactions reporting in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Retrospective Assessment of the Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions in a Malaysian Clinical Training Center: A Short Communication.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciencesArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundUnderreporting is a common problem with spontaneous adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting. In this study, we aim to describe the reporting of ADRs in a tertiary hospital and determine the effect of incentives to healthcare professionals on ADR reporting.
methodsIn this interventional study, a time series analysis was used to determine the effect of incentives on ADR reporting in a tertiary hospital between 2015 and 2016. The incentive strategy included public commendation of health care providers and nomination for a monthly award.
resultsA total of 967 ADRs were reported over a 2-year period. After the introduction of incentives in January 2016, the number of ADR reports per month increased by 40.6 (95% confidence interval: 26.1-55.1). The proportion of serious ADRs reported was significantly higher in 2016 (39/800) than 2015 (0/167) (
conclusionsADR reporting was improved by providing incentives, including commendation and reward, to healthcare professionals.
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