The future of ADR reporting in Yemen
Regarding the future of the ADR reporting system in Yemen (see Table 6),
57% of the CPs (n=257) supported the direct reporting by the patients
instead of healthcare professionals.
The majority of the participants
(80%, n=346) envisaged the role of information technology in
facilitating ADR reporting as well as maintaining an online program or
website for reporting ADRs. Around 81% (n=364) of the CPs believed that
the relevant authority in Yemen should maintain an online program or
website like other countries bearing records of the ADRs reported
throughout the nation. Approximately 52% (n=232) thought that the
online program/website should be freely accessible to everyone. About
75% of the participants (n=338) believed that the information related
to the procedure of reporting ADRs should be provided compulsorily to
pharmacists at their workplace.