What Future Healthcare Professionals Need to Know About Pharmacovigilance: Introduction of the WHO PV Core Curriculum for University Teaching with Focus on Clinical Aspects

• Published in: Drug safety Vol. 41; no. 11; pp. 1003 - 1011
• Main Authors: van Eekeren, Rike, Rolfes, Leàn, Koster, Andries S., Magro, Lara, Parthasarathi, Gurumurthy, Al Ramimmy, Hussain, Schutte, Tim, Tanaka, Daisuke, van Puijenbroek, Eugène, Härmark, Linda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.11.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems - organization & administration; Clinical aspects; Clinical medicine; Collaboration; College students; Colleges & universities; Current Opinion; Curricula; Curriculum; Dentistry; Documentation; Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance; Drug stores; Drug therapy; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - diagnosis; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - prevention & control; Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions - therapy; Education; Health care; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Personnel - education; Health problems; Hospitalization; Humans; Knowledge; Learning; Medical errors; Medical personnel; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Netherlands; Nursing; Patient safety; Pharmacology; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Pharmacovigilance; Professional Competence; Professionals; Side effects; Students; Teaching; Time Factors; World Health Organization; Netherlands; Nepal

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) can cause serious health problems, as shown in studies about drug-related hospitalizations. To build knowledge of and raise awareness about ADRs among healthcare professionals, more education in the field of ADRs and pharmacovigilance (PV) is needed. No standard exists...