Start your Pharmacovigilance Career- A stable and promising Career

Pharmacovigilance the drug safety it can be defined as the study and prevention of adverse effects caused by pharmaceutical products. Pharmacovigilance is the reason that many drugs are withdrawn from or not even brought into the market at times.
Our national health policy supports and helps to create more awareness about pharmacovigilance as their primary goal is to ensure students of medicine are aware of the adverse effects of certain pharmaceuticals. Pharmacovigilance makes it possible to implement quality systems in all pharmaceutical companies that manufacture large amounts of medicine.

Pharmacovigilance Courses

Training in pharmacovigilance is done by an expert international and national faculty with years of experience in the practical and theoretical aspects. All the study materials and course content are developed in a way that helps students to get the quality knowledge, exactly what is required to work into the industry as well as to prepare well for interview.

You may be eligible for a course in pharmacovigilance, if you are any one of the following:

• Graduate in Pharmacy and Bio-Sciences (final year students are also eligible)
• Medical Professional i.e Doctor of all disciplines
• Graduate in pharmacy and bio-sciences
• Junior professional in Pharmaceutical industry, IT Industry and Clinical Research Organisations.

Pharmacovigilance Salary

A job holder in this field can easily get the starting salary of Rs.3.5 - Rs.8 lakhs P.A..As more recognition is given to drug safety all over the world,jobs in India in this field are increasing in number. Hiring process are very much selective to candidates educational qualification, back ground knowledge, knowledge over drug development / pharmacovigilance area, communication skill and experience as applicable for different positions.

Pharmacovigilance Job Prospects

There is no shortage of jobs in this field as high-quality pharmacovigilance practice makes for good business dealing. Students in this field can get jobs in various pharmaceutical companies, bio-tech companies, medical device and IT Life Science KPO & BPO,Clinical Research Organisations (CRO), can earn attractive and handsome packages.With new drugs being made every day, a career in pharmacovigilance has promising prospects.

Pharmacovigilance Eligibility Criteria

To pursue a career in pharmacovigilance, the minimum eligibility criteria to apply for the program is:

• A postgraduate or graduate degree in Bio Science/Life Sciences (with any of the following subjects: Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Biotech)
• A postgraduate or graduate degree with Chemistry as a subject
• A postgraduate or graduate degree in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Sciences, PharmD
• A postgraduate or graduate degree in Medicine

The selection process is based on merit.

Pharmacovigilance Scholarships

This program offers scholarship to every students based on merit. The Scholarship is offered based on the overall performance of the students from 10th level to last educational qualification examination (% of marks).

Pharmacovigilance Duration & Venue

The course takes student admission twice in a month . The first batch intake starts from 1st-10th of a month and second batch starts from 15-20th of a month.The number of admissions to each batch is limited, so that personal attention can be paid to each student, and this will also facilitate effective discussions and project oriented training during the course of study. Students and working professionals can do the program program from anywhere. Classes are in e-learning mode, where lectures will be provided over online environment in flexible timings (7-9am, 3-5pm and 8-10pm). Students can schedule their class day and time wise. Effective days of training are taken on the basis of no. of class.

Pharmacovigilance Fees

The total fees for 2 to 6 month course will be Rs.7,000 to 20,000 for working Indian Professionals and SAARC countries. The fees will cover all course materials, tution and examination fees.

Pharmacovigilance Examination

At the end of program students will be assessed on how well they have understood the course material. The exams will consist of:

• e-Exams written section consisting of multiple choice and semi-long question
• A Viva: 30 minutes long
• A short project to be submitted at the end of the course on the topics to be given by the Faculty on Pharmacovigilance

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