Short Course
Medical Aspects of Adverse Drug Reactions (Online)
Venue
Online
Date
25 November 2026 - 27 November 2026
Course overview
Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are a major clinical problem. An understanding of the clinical aspects of ADRs is a fundamental requirement for any professional in the field of pharmacovigilance. The Medical Aspects of Adverse Drug Reactions course provides delegates with comprehensive knowledge and an understanding of ADRs relating to different body systems.
Please note, the course dates and programme may be subject to change.
Who should attend
This course is aimed at:
- Pharmaceutical industry personnel from areas including pharmacovigilance, clinical research, medical affairs,medical writing, regulatory affairs and medical information
- Staff from regulatory authorities
- Clinicians and academic staff
- Pharmacists or other professions allied to medicines
How it works
- Taught over two and a half days online
- A combination of lectures and interactive workshops
- Interact with other delegates and speakers via scheduled discussion sessions
- Full access to PDFs and recordings of the presentations afterwards
- Use this course as part of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Delegates will be sent a Teams link in advance to enable you to join the live course at the stated time
- Certificate of attendance provided upon completion of the course
Our fees
Registration fees include electronic access to all course materials.
Please note, VAT is only applicable for delegates based in the UK.
Cost Per Delegate:
Academic
£885 + VAT
(Academic Units, Public Sector Organisations, Registered Charities)
Standard
£1290 + VAT
Aims of the course
- An understanding of the clinical presentation and diagnosis of ADRs in different body systems, e.g., cardiovascular system, in addition to providing sessions on drug safety in pregnancy, oncology and hepatic ADRs
- Examples of drug classes associated with specific ADRs
- An overview of immune hypersensitivity mechanisms and their classification
- An understanding of the principles of causality assessment
- An overview of drug interactions and the pharmacogenetics of ADRs
- The role of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics (including genetic and immunological factors) in determining variability in drug response and drug interactions
- To review the classification of ADRs and pathophysiology according to body system and associated public health burden
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course delegates should be able to:
- Identify and critically assess the types of adverse drug reactions seen across a range of medical disciplines
- Apply a structured algorithmic approach for causality assessment of Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI)
- Examine and critically reflect on the increasingly important role of pharmacogenetics and personalised medicine approach
Programmed features
- Principles of medical diagnosis
- Comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of medical and scientific aspects of ADRs
- Immunological aspects of ADRs
- Overview of ADRs and interactions
- Genetic and metabolic basis of ADRs
- ADRs by system organ class
- Regulatory aspects including guidelines and causality assessment
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25 November 2026 - 27 November 2026
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- 25 November 2026 - 27 November 2026
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Our courses are CPD accredited by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and are recognised by PharmaTrain.