A qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators for reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) among community pharmacists in Malaysia

Objective  The objective of this study was to ascertain the perception of practising community pharmacists (CPs) towards adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reporting and to identify the problems with the current system in place for ADR reporting in Malaysia.

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