Table 2 Factors that may discourage doctors from reporting adverse drug reaction
From: Perceptions of doctors to adverse drug reaction reporting in a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
Factora | Agree | Disagree |
|---|---|---|
Concern that the report may be wrong | 47 (47.5%) | 52 (52.5%) |
Lack of time to fill in a report and a single unreported case may not affect ADR database | 37 (37.4%) | 62 (62.6%) |
Level of clinical knowledge makes it difficult to decide whether or not an ADR has occurred | 36 (36.4%) | 63 (63.6%) |
Lack of time to actively look for an ADR while at work | 33 (33.3%) | 66 (66.7%) |
Don't feel the need to report well recognised actions | 27 (27.2%) | 72 (72.2%) |
The absence of fee for reporting | 18 (18.2%) | 81 (81.8%) |
Concern that a report will generate an extra work | 15 (15.2%) | 84 (84.8%) |
Fear of the negative impact the report may have on the company that produced or marketed the drug | 15 (15.2%) | 84 (84.8%) |
Lack of confidence in discussing the ADR with other colleagues | 12 (12.1%) | 87 (87.9%) |