Pharmacovigilance Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes in our Future Doctors – A Nationwide Study in the Netherlands

Abstract Pharmacovigilance centres monitor the safety of drugs, based on adverse drug reactions ( ADR s) reported by doctors, pharmacists and pharmaceutical companies. However, the under‐reporting of ADR s remains a major problem. Our aim was to investigate preparedness of future doctors for their role in pharmacovigilance, by assessing their pharmacovigilance awareness, skills and knowledge. The study was a nationwide e‐survey among medical students (third to sixth year) of all eight medical schools in the Netherlands. The survey consisted of questions regarding pharmacovigilance awareness, s... Mehr ...