The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs

Objectives: To evaluate the extent to which subjects related to pharmacovigilance are taught in the pharmacy programs within Malaysian universities. Methods: Self-completed questionnaires were sent (via surface mail) to all heads of schools and faculties of pharmacy and medicine that offer pha...

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Main Authors:	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Ahmad Hassali, MA, Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
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Published:	OMICS Group 2013
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-356722017-06-19T07:01:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35672/ The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Ahmad Hassali, MA Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Jamshed, Shazia Qasim RS Pharmacy and materia medica Objectives: To evaluate the extent to which subjects related to pharmacovigilance are taught in the pharmacy programs within Malaysian universities. Methods: Self-completed questionnaires were sent (via surface mail) to all heads of schools and faculties of pharmacy and medicine that offer pharmacy programs in Malaysia. The questionnaires were intended for department heads or the person responsible for the teaching of the subject in the respective institutions. Results: Thirteen out of fourteen (n=13, 92.8%) medical and pharmacy schools responded to the survey. The vast majority (n=11, N=13, 84.6%) of the pharmacy programs within the studied Malaysian universities feature pharmacovigilance-related topics in their undergraduate syllabi. About two-thirds (n=8, 72.7%) of the pharmacy programs taught issues related to pharmacovigilance within epidemiology and/or pharmacoepidemiology courses. Pharmacovigilance-related topics are core/required in almost all (n=9, 81.8%) of the pharmacy programs. None of the pharmacy programs had a specific stand-alone course on pharmacovigilance. Conclusion: Subjects related to pharmacovigilance were widely taught in the majority of the universities surveyed. As the field of pharmacovigilance is very important for future pharmacy practitioners, this course should be made a core course within the local pharmacy curriculum in order to enhance medication safety for the population. To ensure effective practice in the area of drug safety, there is an urgent and necessary need for Malaysian pharmacy students to be adequately educated and exposed to the contemporary issues and challenges of pharmacovigilance implementation. OMICS Group 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35672/1/The_Teaching_of_Subjects_Related_to_Pharmacovigilance_in_Malaysian.pdf Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Ahmad Hassali, MA and Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim (2013) The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs. Journal of Pharmacovigilance , 1 (2). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2329-6887 http://www.esciencecentral.org/journals/pharmacovigilance.php http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/jp.1000106
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spellingShingle	RS Pharmacy and materia medica Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Ahmad Hassali, MA Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Jamshed, Shazia Qasim The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs
description	Objectives: To evaluate the extent to which subjects related to pharmacovigilance are taught in the pharmacy programs within Malaysian universities. Methods: Self-completed questionnaires were sent (via surface mail) to all heads of schools and faculties of pharmacy and medicine that offer pharmacy programs in Malaysia. The questionnaires were intended for department heads or the person responsible for the teaching of the subject in the respective institutions. Results: Thirteen out of fourteen (n=13, 92.8%) medical and pharmacy schools responded to the survey. The vast majority (n=11, N=13, 84.6%) of the pharmacy programs within the studied Malaysian universities feature pharmacovigilance-related topics in their undergraduate syllabi. About two-thirds (n=8, 72.7%) of the pharmacy programs taught issues related to pharmacovigilance within epidemiology and/or pharmacoepidemiology courses. Pharmacovigilance-related topics are core/required in almost all (n=9, 81.8%) of the pharmacy programs. None of the pharmacy programs had a specific stand-alone course on pharmacovigilance. Conclusion: Subjects related to pharmacovigilance were widely taught in the majority of the universities surveyed. As the field of pharmacovigilance is very important for future pharmacy practitioners, this course should be made a core course within the local pharmacy curriculum in order to enhance medication safety for the population. To ensure effective practice in the area of drug safety, there is an urgent and necessary need for Malaysian pharmacy students to be adequately educated and exposed to the contemporary issues and challenges of pharmacovigilance implementation.
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author	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Ahmad Hassali, MA Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
author_facet	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Ahmad Hassali, MA Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
author_sort	Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
title	The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs
title_short	The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs
title_full	The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs
title_fullStr	The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs
title_full_unstemmed	The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs
title_sort	teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs
publisher	OMICS Group
publishDate	2013
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The teaching of subjects related to pharmacovigilance in Malaysian pharmacy undergraduate programs

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