ADR_Study

Spontaneous reporting is the voluntary reporting
of an adverse reaction by a physician, pharmacist and other health
professionals or a patient with the main objective being able to provide
signals about potentially serious, previously unknown safety problems
with marketed drugs. In Ethiopia voluntary reporting has been
effective as of 2002 through the rigorous activities performed by the
adverse drug reaction monitoring division of the Drug Administration
and Control Authority. But the level of awareness of health providers
towards ADR monitoring was not satisfactory and hence the number of
ADR reports received was low in amount. Hence, an assessment needs
to be performed so that it can serve as a base for an intervention.