Pharmacoepidemiology is the study of the use and effects of drugs in large numbers of people. It provides a bridge between clinical pharmacology and epidemiology. The increasing demand for real-world evidence of the safety, efficacy and utility of medicinal products has focused greater attention on pharmacoepidemiological research. This module will help those who plan and conduct such research, and analyse and report the findings, to follow good practice.
Staff working in drug safety and pharmacovigilance or clinical research departments of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies will benefit from this module. It will also be of value to healthcare professionals.
On completion of this module, you should be able to follow good practice in:
Module overview - An outline of the module’s scope and objectives, and a glossary of terms.
Study planning and data collection - In this session, we:
Analysis, interpretation, and communication - In this session, we:
Assessment - Multiple-choice mastery assessment.