PERCEPTIOS OF MEDICAL RESIDETS REGARDIG ADVERSE DRUG REACTIOREPORTIG ITEACHIG HOSPITAL IMUMBAI, IDIA.

Summary The study was aimed to determine level of awareness amongst medical residents regarding Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) reporting and to ascertain the reasons for under reporting of ADRs. Following approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee, a questionnaire based survey was carried out among medical residents. The written inform consent was taken from all the participants. The questionnaire (both open and close ended questions) aimed at ascertaining the level of awareness among medical residents regarding ADR reporting and documenting the reasons for under-reporting. The questionnaire was given to 200 medical residents and their responses were analyzed and expressed as percentages. Ninety eight residents responded to the questionnaire. Only 27% of the residents report ADRs. Out of these, only 47% of residents said that they report ADRs to the Pharmacovigilance centre. The main reasons for not reporting ADRs were lack of awareness of the need to report, the method of reporting, not knowing which ADR to report and lack of time due to heavy patient load. Most of the residents are not aware of the need to report ADRs, which ADRs to be reported, to whom to report and the correct method of reporting. Thus educating them about details of ADR reporting is important and can be started at undergraduate level and reinforced at postgraduate level.