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İçim Gökkaya1, Ömer Faruk Özceylan2, Beyza Çolak3
1Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye.
Expert Opinion on Drug Safety
|August 13, 2024
Summary
Physician awareness of phytovigilance, the monitoring of herbal product safety, is low in Türkiye. Increased physician education on reporting adverse effects from herbal products is crucial for patient safety.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacovigilance
- Herbal Medicine Safety
- Medical Education
Background:
- Phytovigilance, the monitoring of herbal product safety, is crucial for public health.
- Physicians' understanding of phytovigilance processes is essential for identifying and reporting adverse events associated with herbal products.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate physicians' awareness of phytovigilance in Türkiye.
- To assess physicians' knowledge of safety processes for herbal products.
- To identify factors influencing phytovigilance awareness among physicians.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive quantitative study was conducted using face-to-face interviews with physicians in a Turkish training and research hospital.
- Data from 268 questionnaires were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0.
- Binary logistic regression analysis identified factors impacting phytovigilance awareness.
Main Results:
- Only 45.5% of physicians were aware of phytovigilance.
- Awareness was higher among physicians who knew about adverse effects, inquired about herbal product use, and were specialists.
- Low percentages of physicians knew about adverse reaction feedback collection (30.2%) and hospital phytovigilance contact points (27.2%).
Conclusions:
- Physician awareness of phytovigilance in Türkiye requires significant improvement.
- Physicians should be trained to inquire about herbal product use, identify adverse effects, and report them.
- Enhancing phytovigilance knowledge is vital for ensuring the safe use of herbal products.
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