Khan Gullab, Haq Noman, Ahmad Nafees, Nasim Aqeel, Javaid Asma, Saood Mujhammad, Yasmin Riffat, Tahir Maria, Riaz Sohail, Danish Zeeshan, Razzaq Ghulam, Khan Abdullah, Younis Muhammad, Rabbani Tahmina
Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan.
Provincial Drug Testing Laboratory Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan.
Front Pharmacol. 2023 Jul 20;14:1190741. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1190741. eCollection 2023.
This study aimed to analyze the general public's awareness of medicine information, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Quetta, Pakistan. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using random sampling from April 2020 to April 2021 in Quetta. Samples were collected from respondents who met the inclusion criteria and had visited community pharmacies. The analysis was done using SPSS version 23. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess factors associated with good knowledge. Multivariate analysis revealed that purchase on prescription was a determining factor of knowledge regarding knowledge of pharmaceutical products and their provided information, medicines usage and safety, and Medication ADRs. Patients who bought medicines on prescriptions were more likely to have better knowledge. Patients having education were more likely to have better knowledge. Public awareness about medicine information, safety, and the information provided by manufacturers is crucial to ensuring that patients have access to accurate information about their medications and can make informed decisions about their health. Healthcare providers and regulatory bodies must work together to improve access to information and promote safe medication practices.
本研究旨在分析巴基斯坦奎达市公众对药品信息、安全性及药物不良反应的认知情况。2020年4月至2021年4月期间，在奎达市采用随机抽样的方法进行了一项横断面描述性研究。样本来自符合纳入标准且去过社区药房的受访者。分析使用SPSS 23版软件进行。进行了双变量和多变量分析以评估与良好认知相关的因素。多变量分析显示，凭处方购药是对药品及其提供的信息、药品使用与安全性以及药物不良反应认知的一个决定性因素。凭处方购药的患者更有可能具备更好的认知。受过教育的患者更有可能具备更好的认知。公众对药品信息、安全性以及制造商提供的信息的认知对于确保患者能够获取有关其药物的准确信息并就自身健康做出明智决策至关重要。医疗保健提供者和监管机构必须共同努力，改善信息获取渠道并促进安全用药实践。
