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Ten Years of Experience in Graduate and Postgraduate Education in Pharmacovigilance

Background/Introduction: Need for education in pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is increasingly recognized worldwide. Pharmacovigilance system is based on reports from healthcare professionals and patients. In addition, safe use of drugs is dependent on successful implementation of risk minimization measures. Croatian Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices participates in pharmacy and medical students’ education for the last 10 years, hence takes part in shaping future generations of healthcare professionals. Objective/Aim: To describe the experience gained in graduate and postgraduate education in pharmacovigilance during the last 10 years. Methods: Comparison of content and number of hours spent in pharmacovigilance teaching in graduate and postgraduate courses were studied for the period between 2009 and 2018. In addition, questionnaires about student satisfaction and needs for additional content were also analyzed. On average, 300 students per year were involved in pharmacovigilance classes. Results: Number of hours of teaching pharmacovigilance is growing for both medical and pharmacy students ; from 1 h per year in 2009 to 4 h per year in 2018 as part of obligatory graduate courses and 20 h for postgraduate courses. Additionally, an elective course Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology was introduced at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry University of Zagreb in 2017 (20 h). Furthermore, a big shift in the content is being noticed ; the focus is moving from causality assessment, ways of reporting and clinical importance of ADRs to the awareness of risk minimization measures and importance of their implantation as to increase safe medicine use. Students are very satisfied with pharmacovigilance education (4.7 on the 5-point Likert scale on average for the last 9 years). There is a growing need for education in pharmacoepidemiology, regulatory aspects of pharmacovigilance, medication errors and pharmacogenomics predisposition for ADRs development, as recognized by the students. Conclusion: There is a growing importance of teaching pharmacy and medical students in the field of pharmacovigilance.

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