Patients' Perspectives on Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting in a Developing Country: A Case Study from Ghana.

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Published in Drug Saf on June 26, 2017

Authors

George Tsey Sabblah1, Delese Mimi Darko2, Hudu Mogtari2, Linda Härmark3, Eugène van Puijenbroek3,4

Author Affiliations

1: Food and Drugs Authority, P. O. Box CT2783, Accra, Ghana. georgesabblah@gmail.com.
2: Food and Drugs Authority, P. O. Box CT2783, Accra, Ghana.
3: Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb, WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmacovigilance in Education and Patient Reporting, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
4: PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology and Economics, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

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