KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE REGARDING PHARMACOVIGILANCE AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTION AMONG DENTAL POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AND INTERNS IN LUCKNOW: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Objective:The purpose of this research paper is to evaluate the perception of pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction among dental postgraduate students and interns of Lucknow.

Method:After obtaining the Institutional Ethical Committee approval(No.625/Ethics/2024 dated 20/6/24),a structured self-administered questionnaire was sent via mail in the form of Google forms to the participants regarding Knowledge, Attitude and Practicetoward pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction. The answers were recorded in percentage and categorized as poor (0-33%), fair (34-66 %) and good (67-100%), Knowledge/Attitude/Practice of pharmacovigilance and ADR.

Results:In the present study, most dental postgraduate students and internshaveacceptable knowledge, attitude, and practice on pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reaction. There was also a favourable association discovered between pharmacovigilance training and ADR reporting by healthcare professionals.

Conclusion:In conclusion, this study found that majority of dental interns and postgraduate students had considerable knowledge and attitudes concerning pharmacovigilance and understood the need of reporting.