Course Description


P8401   The epidemiological evaluation of drug safety (Pharmacoepi), 3 points

Prerequisites: P6400

This course covers the study of the use and effects of drugs in large groups of people, from an epidemiologic perspective. Case-control and cohort study designs, use of registry data and surveillance, and other observational methods, as well as controlled clinical trials are considered from the perspective of evaluating drug safety and effectiveness, using topical, real-life examples. Students are graded on the weekly assignments that consist mostly of preparation of critiques of published papers, and on the class presentation of one of the course topics during the semester.