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Table 3 Proportion of respondents that would report hypothetical cases of ADRs in line with the National Pharmacovigilance Centre reporting criteria

From: Perceptions of doctors to adverse drug reaction reporting in a teaching hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

Reactiona

Yes

No

Don't know

Palpitation with Coartem® (Yes)b

58 (59.2%)

20 (20.4%)

20 (20.4%)

Skin rashes with roxithromycin (Yes)b

54 (55.1%)

26 (26.5%)

18 (18.4%)

Jaundice with frusemide (Yes)b

53 (54.1%)

21 (21.4%)

24 (24.5%)

Thrombocytopenia with heparin (Yes)b

39 (39.8%)

36 (36.7%)

23 (23.5%)

Hiccup with enalapril (No)b

36 (36.7%)

29 (29.6%)

33 (33.7%)

Gastrointestinal bleed with diclofenac (Yes)b

35 (35.7%)

41 (41.8%)

22 (22.4%)

Headache with isordil dinitrate (No)b

33 (33.7%)

41 (41.8%)

22 (22.4%)

  1. a Number of doctors responding (n = 98), b Response refer to standard NPC reporting in Nigeria.