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. 2016 Sep 15;39(11):1117–1127. doi: 10.1007/s40264-016-0455-4

Table 4.

Organization to which respondent has reported an adverse drug event, by occupation

Pharmacist Nurse Physician Total p value
Sample size (n) 52 44 19 115
Agency reported to
 Internal Reporting 75 45 21 55 <0.0001
 FDA MedWatch program 58 25 26 40 0.002
 Drug manufacturer 42 20 26 31 0.06
 State Department of Health 6 14 11 10 0.42
 State Board of Pharmacy 8 7 0 6 0.47
 Never reported an ADE 8 34 42 23 0.001

Data are presented as % unless otherwise indicated

Chi-squared test for independence, alpha level 0.05; sample size is 115 respondents (the total number of respondents answering the question, e.g., a total of 44 nurses answered the question, whereas only 33 completed the entire survey)

ADE adverse drug event