Open AccessTeaching pharmacovigilance to undergraduate students: Our experience in poor-resource setting
Author(s) -
Mohammed Alshakka,
Wafa F. S. Badulla,
Abdullah Mohammed AL-Dhuraibi,
Sara Alshagga,
Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_532_20
Subject(s) - pharmacovigilance , curriculum , medicine , pharmacist , drug reaction , medical education , resource (disambiguation) , health care , core curriculum , health professionals , alternative medicine , family medicine , core competency , psychology , pharmacy , pharmacology , adverse effect , drug , political science , pedagogy , business , computer science , computer network , pathology , marketing , law
Using medicines associated with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) might cause serious health complications. The pharmacist plays a unique role in monitoring ADRs, either by themselves or with the assistance of other health-care professionals, to diminish the hazards of ADRs by distinguishing, reporting, and evaluating any proposed ADRs. To train future pharmacists who have adequate knowledge of ADRs and related aspects, it is highly recommended to introduce the WHO-ISoP pharmacovigilance (PV) in the core curriculum. In this article, we shared the suggested curriculum in Aden University. It is based on comprehensive outlines and reference books that offer a broad view of all aspects related to PV. A brief student course evaluation was carried out. Fifty students participated in the survey. Students expressed the importance of the course and indicated that they wanted to know more about the types of ADRs and common medication errors. Some of them lacked an understanding of the causal relationship between ADRs and risk assessment and not familiar with the reporting forms. They suggested for PV awareness programs for health-care staff and public. The curriculum should be tailored according to the country's needs because each country has its own medication safety issues and PV program. To reach the ultimate objective, this article reports the initiative to develop PV proficiencies in a university setting.