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Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Balochistan, Pakistan

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the general public’s awareness of medicine information, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Quetta, Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using random sampling from April 2020 to April 2021 in Quetta. Samples were collected fro...

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Autores principales: 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
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10399575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37547330
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1190741
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author 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
author_facet 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
author_sort Khan, Gullab
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description Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the general public’s awareness of medicine information, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Quetta, Pakistan. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.
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spelling pubmed-103995752023-08-04 Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Balochistan, Pakistan 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 Front Pharmacol Pharmacology Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the general public’s awareness of medicine information, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Quetta, Pakistan. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10399575/ /pubmed/37547330 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1190741 Text en Copyright © 2023 Khan, Haq, Ahmad, Nasim, Javaid, Saood, Yasmin, Tahir, Riaz, Danish, Razzaq, Khan, Younis and Rabbani. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Pharmacology
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
Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Balochistan, Pakistan
title Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Balochistan, Pakistan
title_full Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Balochistan, Pakistan
title_fullStr Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Balochistan, Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Balochistan, Pakistan
title_short Public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in Balochistan, Pakistan
title_sort public awareness regarding the manufacturer provided information about medicine usage, safety, and adverse drug reactions in balochistan, pakistan
topic Pharmacology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10399575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37547330
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1190741
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