Pharmacovigilance is a scientific discipline which is mainly concerned with identifying, validating, quantifying, evaluating and minimizing the adverse effects of therapeutic drugs, devices or biologicals, thereby increasing their safety.

The clinical research regulatory agencies worldwide including US FDA, Indian DCGI and EMEA etc., are strengthening the safety laws for adoption of a systematic pharmacovigilance framework. The adverse event data generated by clinical trials world wide is enormous and has led to the outsourcing of the pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemilogy services of the pharma-biotech R&D. This fact compounded by the increasing number of local clinical trials has led to a spurt in the pharmacovigilance job market in India.

The Professional Diploma in pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology will provide a foundation in pharmacovigilance principles and operations. The curriculum is fully reviewed by industry professional and is relevant to aspirants who want to joint the pharmacovigilance sector from both within and outside the pharmaceutical industry.

Each student will be assigned a mentor who will be a senior pharmacovigilance professional. Apart from providing practical knowledge of the subject it also helps students interface with the industry right from the day they join the course and design their career path.

Course duration

Self Paced 4 - 6 months

A student enrolled for the Professional Diploma in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology course is expected to study online for a minimum of fifteen hours per week.

Course Assessment

Course assessment involves online MCQs for each lecture, followed by assignments and numerous assessments by tutors in the "Online Campus Tutoring Centre" by the method of interactive discussion.

Fee Structure

Course fee for all JLI courses is very reasonable. Please send an email to academics@jli.edu.in or admissions@jli.edu.in or chat with our counsellor online to know the course fee applicable to you for Professional Diploma in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology for 2010-11.
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Academic Support

Each student enrolled for the Professional Diploma in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology course is assigned a mentor throughout the course who will be a senior professional from the Industry. Students are in close contact with the "Student Success Team" during the course and thereafter as alumni. To know more about the "Student Success Team", click here.