Liu Juan, Wang Jun, Hu Xian-Min
Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430065, China.
Environ Monit Assess. 2017 Oct 11;189(11):552. doi: 10.1007/s10661-017-6289-4.
Ecopharmacovigilance (EPV) is now a well-accepted critical component for the control of potential environmental risk posed by pharmaceutical residues. And improving the knowledge and perceptions about EPV, especially among pharmacy professionals, is the first step towards addressing the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals. This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and practice on EPV using a validated self-administered questionnaire delivered to a sample of 120 pharmacy professionals in Hubei Province, China. And 107 usable survey instruments were acquired. The mean score for knowledge about EPV was 3.85 out of a total of 10. The pharmacy professionals' overall perceptions of EPV and pharmaceutical pollution in environment were positive. But of the 107 respondents, 45 (42%) stated that they had not participated in any EPV measure. In addition, none had received training on EPV, and only 25 (23%) respondents had read the literature on EPV. In response to the question about the major perceived barrier to the effective implementation of EPV in China, 45 (42%) respondents chose the answer "poor awareness of EPV." These data suggests most pharmacy professionals in China had a positive attitude but lack of knowledge and practices towards EPV. Therefore, more should be done to enhance pharmacy professionals' knowledge on EPV.
生态药物警戒（EPV）现已成为控制药物残留所带来潜在环境风险的一个广为接受的关键组成部分。提高对EPV的认识和认知，尤其是在药学专业人员中，是应对药物对环境影响的第一步。本横断面研究旨在通过向中国湖北省120名药学专业人员样本发放一份经过验证的自填式问卷，来评估他们对EPV的知识、认知和实践情况。共获得107份可用的调查问卷。EPV知识的平均得分在满分10分中为3.85分。药学专业人员对EPV和环境中药物污染的总体认知是积极的。但在107名受访者中，有45人（42%）表示他们没有参与过任何EPV措施。此外，没有人接受过EPV方面的培训，只有25名（23%）受访者阅读过关于EPV的文献。在回答关于在中国有效实施EPV的主要认知障碍的问题时，45名（42%）受访者选择了“对EPV认识不足”这一答案。这些数据表明，中国大多数药学专业人员对EPV态度积极，但在知识和实践方面有所欠缺。因此，应采取更多措施来提高药学专业人员对EPV的认识。
