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EPDC 642 PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND PHARMACOVIGILANCE

Credits: 
2

The course emphasises the history and need for pharmacovigilance. It discusses pharmacoepidemiological methods, principles of pharmacovigilance, pharmacovigilance reporting systems, tools for management of reports, global initiatives in pharmacovigilance, regulatory pharmacovigilance, signal detection in pharmacovigilance, causality assessment principles & analysis. The course will enable students use the knowledge and skills gained in collecting, monitoring, researching, assessing and evaluating information on the adverse effects of medicines from different stakeholders with a view to preventing harm to patients.