Study on Awareness of Adverse Drug Reactions among Medical Stuff in 3A-grade Hospital in Kunming.

Objective To investigate the awareness of ADR among the medical personnel in Kunming, and to provide references for promoting and improving the ADR report and monitoring sytem. Methods By using the way of questionnaire, we made an investigation in partial medical staffs in Kunming 3A--grade hospital, undertaking sampling survey. The collected data were statistically analyzed by using spss17.0 software. Results The medical personnel in Kunming had a basic knowledge of ADR and how to handle it. However, there were still some problems, for instance, the understanding of the reporting procedures was not enough and consciousness was faint. At the same time, the low overall awareness of nurses and pharmacists didn't reflect their professional advantages. Conclusions We should reinforce the propaganda and the training of ADR, not only improve the awareness of ADR among the medical personnel in Kunming, but also enhance the consciousness of ADR monitoring. At the same time, we should perfect the ADR monitoring system in order to ensure the public safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]