Research Article
Effect of Educational Intervention on Adverse Drug Reporting by Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Attitude of the physicians of both groups regarding pharmacovigilance.
| | | Doctors attending CME | Doctors not attending CME |
| | Sources used to gather information about ADRs | | | | Textbooks | 38 | 40 | | Journals | 69 | 42* | | Medical representatives | 7 | 17** | | Internet | 63 | 49 | | Seminar/conferences | 65 | 22# | | Drug promotional literature | 9 | 26* | | ADRs reported till now | | | | None | 77 | 68 | | 1–5 | 15 | 25 | | 6–10 | 1 | 7 | | 15–20 | 4 | — | | | 1 | — | | Free access to ADR reporting form | 63 | 19# | |
Information was clear on the form | 58 | 14# | | Need for training on filling of ADR reporting form | 90 | 82 | | Method preferred for reporting ADR information | | | | Direct contact | 40 | 32 | | Telephone | 26 | 25 | | Email | 44 | 54 | | Self | 15 | 7 | | Other | 17 | 4* |
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