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Background: Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by healthcare professionals is prevalent worldwide. Communitypharmacists are the most frequently visited healthcare professional and are well placed to document ADRs as a partof their routine practice. Objective: To measure community pharmacists’ knowledge and perspectives towards ADR reportingand their reporting practices. Setting: Community pharmacists in the New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania,Australia. Method: A survey tool consisting of 28 items was developed, piloted and validated by a panel of expert reviewers.The fnal anonymised survey was distributed online to community pharmacists. Exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach’salpha were used to measure the validity and reliability of the tool, respectively. Non-parametric statistical tests were used toanalyse knowledge, perspectives and ADR reporting practices. Main outcome measures: Knowledge, perceived importance,enablers and barriers to reporting ADRs. Results: The survey tool showed acceptable validity and reliability. A total of 232respondents completed the survey. The median knowledge score was 5 out of 10 (interquartile range, 2). Less than a thirdof respondents (31.0%) reported sufcient knowledge and training on ADR reporting. Only 35.3% of pharmacists reportedat least one ADR in the previous 12 months. Non-reporting pharmacists were more likely to report lack of time as a barrier(PP=0.007). Conclusion Underreportingof ADRs by community pharmacists is highly prevalent. Initiatives to educate and train them on ADR reportingand simplifying the reporting process may improve reporting practices.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Raymond, L and Curtain, C and Bereznicki, L and Zaidi, STR
Keywords:	ADR, reporting, pharmacist
Journal or Publication Title:	International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
ISSN:	2210-7703
DOI / ID Number:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-018-0700-2
Copyright Information:	© The Author(s) 2018. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Related URLs:	Google Scholar: Curtain, C UTAS Profile: Curtain, C Google Scholar: Bereznicki, L UTAS Profile: Bereznicki, L Google Scholar: Zaidi, STR UTAS Profile: Zaidi, STR
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