| SHORT COMMUNICATION |
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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 47
| Issue : 4 | Page : 436-439 |
Short and long-term impact of pharmacovigilance training on the pharmacovigilance knowledge of medical students
M Aylin Arici1, Ayse Gelal1, Yucel Demiral2, Yesim Tuncok1
1 Department of Medical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
2 Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Dr. M Aylin Arici
Department of Medical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Balcova, Izmir
Turkey
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.161272
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the short and long-term impact of pharmacovigilance (PV) training on the 5 th year medical students' knowledge about definitions and on the awareness of the regulatory aspects in PV.
Materials and Methods: In academic year 2010/11, the students completed structured, questionnaire before and just after training. They also completed the same questionnaire 1-year after the training.
Results: The students' knowledge about PV significantly increased after training in the short term (P < 0.001). However, the improvement decreased significantly in the long-term (P < 0.001). Although long-term scores were higher than the baseline score, the difference was not statistically significant. Total scores were 17.5 ± 2.0, 20.8 ± 2.0 and 18.0 ± 2.5; before, at short and long-term after the training.
Conclusion: PV training increased the students' knowledge significantly. However, in the long-term, the impact of the training is limited. Repeated training of PV should be planned.
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