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Introduction to Pharmacovigilance (PV)
A free, beginner-friendly introduction to pharmacovigilance — what drug safety teams actually do, how adverse events are identified, assessed, and processed, and where AI is starting to change post-marketing safety operations. A practical first step before SafeMeds Academy's full pharmacovigilance courses, with no prior experience required.
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What you'll learn
- Explain why pharmacovigilance exists and how it protects patients after a drug reaches the market
- Distinguish between adverse events (AEs) and adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
- Describe the lifecycle of a safety case from receipt to regulatory submission
- Understand the basics of MedDRA medical coding and signal detection
- Recognise how AI and machine learning are being applied in post-marketing drug safety
Course content
Course Roadmap and Welcome to Pharmacovigilance
The Origins of Drug Safety and Regulatory Compliance
Defining Adverse Events (AE) vs. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR)
The Life Cycle of a Safety Case - Receipt to Submission
Requirements
- No prior experience required
- No software or account needed to watch the lessons
Description
A free, beginner-friendly introduction to pharmacovigilance — what drug safety teams actually do, how adverse events are identified, assessed, and processed, and where AI is starting to change post-marketing safety operations. A practical first step before SafeMeds Academy's full pharmacovigilance courses, with no prior experience required.
This course is designed for:
- Anyone curious about a career in pharmacovigilance or drug safety
- Life-science graduates exploring regulated healthcare career paths
- Professionals considering SafeMeds Academy's full Pharmacovigilance courses
Instructor
SafeMeds Academy
Life-science curriculum specialist
Practical training for pharma, biotech, CRO, regulatory, clinical, PV, market access, medical writing, data, and AI-enabled teams across the globe.
How to earn your certificate
- Watch the lessons. Each lesson is marked complete automatically once you have watched 90% of its video — there is no button to click.
- Reach 100%. When all 8 lessons are complete, the final quiz unlocks in your course player and dashboard.
- Pass the final quiz. 20 multiple-choice questions, 70% to pass (14/20), with unlimited retries.
- Get your certificate. It is issued to your account automatically, emailed to you, and verifiable online.