Incidencia del conocimiento y la actitud de los profesionales de la salud de la provincia del Guayas en la práctica de la farmacovigilancia.

Abstract

This research analyzes the knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance by health professionals, who play an important role in the identification, quantification and prevention of risks associated with drugs. The general objective of this study is to evaluate the incidence of knowledge and attitude of health professionals in the practice of pharmacovigilance, in order to design strategies that contribute to the strengthening of pharmacovigilance in the health facilities of the province of Guayas. The methodology used was logic deductive, with a quantitative approach and a correlational descriptive scope, using nonparametric statistical tests the relationship between the variables was evaluated. A total of 378 health professionals were surveyed, obtaining as the most relevant results that 70.11% of the respondents presented inadequate knowledge, 62.96% had a negative attitude and 69.58% carried out an inappropriate practice of pharmacovigilance. Finally, to strengthen pharmacovigilance, strategies were proposed that consist of a training program, in the development of an action plan for the implementation of Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GPP) and the optimization of the ADR reporting method.