Course Overview
This self-paced mini course is designed for healthcare professionals who want to break into the pharmaceutical industry or expand their understanding of drug safety. You’ll learn how adverse events are identified, reported, and analyzed — and how real-world safety data shapes the life cycle of medications.
Built for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and clinical researchers, this course provides foundational knowledge to help you confidently enter roles in pharmacovigilance, medical affairs, or regulatory functions.
Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction to Drug Safety
- What is pharmacovigilance?
- Why drug safety matters — before and after approval
- Key terms and concepts
Module 2: Identifying and Reporting Adverse Events (AEs)
- What counts as an adverse event?
- How to recognize and document AEs
- Barriers to reporting — and how to overcome them
Module 3: Preventing Harm from Drug Combinations
- What are drug-drug interactions (DDIs)?
- Common high-risk combinations
- Strategies to identify and prevent medication-related harm
Module 4: Special Populations and Drug Risk
- Safety considerations in the elderly, children, and pregnant women
- Organ impairment and comorbidities
- Case scenarios and risk adjustment
Module 5: Safety Signal Detection
- What is a safety signal?
- Real-world examples and patterns
- How signals are detected, validated, and acted upon
Module 6: Benefit-Risk Assessment
- How professionals weigh benefit vs. harm
- Decision-making in high-risk or uncertain cases
- Frameworks and communication strategies
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 6 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
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- Module 1: Understanding Drug Safety Basics2
- Module 2: Identifying and Reporting Adverse Events (AEs).2
- Module 3: Drug-Drug Interactions and Risk Mitigation2
- Module 4: Special Populations and Drug Safety2
- Module 5: Safety Signals and Trend Detection2
- Module 6: Benefit-Risk Assessment in Drug Safety2
