Journal of Pharmacovigilance

Masaki Matsuura

Publications

• Research Article
  Knowledge of and Perspectives on Pharmacovigilance among Pharmacists in the Miyagi and Hokkaido Regions of Japan
  Author(s): Taku Obara, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yutaro Iida, Michihiro Satoh, Takamasa Sakai, Yoshiko Aoki, Yuriko Murai, Masaki Matsuura, Mayumi Sato, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Ken Iseki and Nariyasu ManoTaku Obara, Hiroaki Yamaguchi, Yutaro Iida, Michihiro Satoh, Takamasa Sakai, Yoshiko Aoki, Yuriko Murai, Masaki Matsuura, Mayumi Sato, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Ken Iseki and Nariyasu Mano
  
  The aim of the present study was to clarify the knowledge of and perspectives on pharmacovigilance among pharmacists in the Miyagi and Hokkaido regions of Japan. In this cross-sectional, self-administered questionnairebased study, we contacted 3,164 pharmacists who belonged to the Miyagi Prefecture Hospital Pharmacists Association or the Hokkaido Society of Hospital Pharmacists during the 3-month period between January and March 2013. Of the 1,851 respondents (<30 years, 22.2%; ≥ 50 years, 25.8%; women, 41.9%), 6.9%, 22.1%, and 71.0% answered “I understand what it is”, “I have heard of it, but I do not understand what it is”, and “I do not know what it is”, respectively, to the question “Have you ever heard of the term ‘pharmacovigilance’?”. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that being .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6887.1000192

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