Madae'en Saba, Dmour Isra, Alrosan Amjad Z, Alwidyan Tahani, Alrosan Khaled, Alqhewii Tahanie, Alnsairat Amani, Madain Rola, Smadi Tareq
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and pharmacy practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2025 Nov;17(11):102442. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2025.102442. Epub 2025 Jul 18.
Medication safety and pharmacovigilance remain crucial disciplines worldwide. However, there is a significant lack of knowledge regarding pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting among practitioners and practicing students in the pharmaceutical field. This study aims to measure the level of knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of pharmacy students concerning pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting.
A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 370 undergraduate pharmacy students from various universities in Jordan. Participants completed a validated, structured, and pilot-tested questionnaire designed to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting by Alwhaibi et al. study. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the study findings, and the data was analyzed using JASP.0.18.3.
Most students exhibited positive attitudes and perceptions towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction reporting Only 61 % of pharmacy students reported having received any form of pharmacovigilance education, and 69 % indicated that they are adequately prepared to report adverse drug reaction.
There has been obvious progress in knowledge towards pharmacovigilance in the last few years in comparison to Alwhaibi et al. study, but still there is a clear lack of practice and adverse drug reaction reporting and no improvement in attitude, we recommend the need for more focused courses in pharmacy school curriculums on pharmacovigilance perspective and practice in Jordan.
