Public awareness in Wales of the UK Yellow Card scheme for reporting suspected adverse drug reactions

Robert C. Bracchi; Foteini Tseliou; Lauren Copeland; Philip A. Routledge; Alison Thomas; Fiona Woods; Alana Adams; Jenna Walker; Mitul Jadeja; Mark D. Atkinson; Pauline Ashfield-Watt

doi:10.1111/bcp.14726

Public awareness in Wales of the UK Yellow Card scheme for reporting suspected adverse drug reactions

Robert C. Bracchi, Foteini Tseliou^*, Lauren Copeland, Philip A. Routledge, Alison Thomas, Fiona Woods, Alana Adams, Jenna Walker, Mitul Jadeja, Mark D. Atkinson, Pauline Ashfield-Watt

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We used the HealthWise Wales (HWW) platform to explore public knowledge about the UK Yellow Card scheme (YCS), the spontaneous reporting scheme for suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and whether a short information video could improve awareness. Members of the public in Wales (n = 1606) completed a questionnaire about the YCS, watched the information video and then completed a follow-up questionnaire. Almost half (46.5%) of respondents said they had previously experienced an ADR (>90% of the ADRs involving prescribed medicines). Before the video, 18% of respondents knew how to report an ADR via the YCS and of these, 34% were from allied-health professions. Immediately after watching it, 71% participants reported knowing how to report and 82% reported being confident to report. If this awareness were maintained, such an approach could contribute to improved reporting of suspected ADRs by the public.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3344-3348
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Volume	87
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14726
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Yellow Card scheme
adverse drug reactions
public awareness

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