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Br J Clin Pharmacol
; 60(2): 221-3, 2005 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16042677
RESUMO
AIMS: The effect of a distance-learning package linked to educational credits on the rate and quality of spontaneous adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting by general practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists in Wales was investigated. METHODS: In April 2000, 477 GPs and 261 pharmacists enrolled in the 12 month programme. RESULTS: The number and quality of yellow card reports improved compared with those of a control region in England (Northern Region). CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that an educational initiative in drug safety linked to incentives may be associated with a significant but perhaps short-lived improvement in the rate and quality of ADR reporting.