Pharmacovigilance and the role of pharmacists in monitoring the safety of medicines

Pharmacovigilance and the role of pharmacists in monitoring the safety of medicines

ZOOM PLATFORM . ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

3 pm Dubai time , 1 pm Cairo time

Along with Dr Nadir Kheir

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines pharmacovigilance as “the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other possible drug-related problems”.  When medicines are released for wide use by the public, the use of these medicines should be monitored for their ongoing effectiveness and safety, and the pharmacist should play a central role in this through application of the practice of pharmaceutical care and medicines management. This surveillance role should be a main professional role of the pharmacist.

During this webinar we will understand the pharmacovigilance, and the role that pharmacists which could play in the application of pharmacovigilance in their practice.

 Target audience:

• Retail pharmacists.
• Pharmacists, Pharmacy heads.
• Pharmacy managers.
• Clinical pharmacists.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this lectures, the participants will be able to:

1. To describe the meaning f pharmacovigilance, its history, and its scope
2. To explain the meaning of terms associated with pharmacovigilance, like adverse drug events, adverse drug reaction, and other terms
3. To list the key elements of pharmacovigilance in national drug policy
4. To discuss the role of pharmacists in pharmacovigilance