Arici, M. Aylin <br/><br/>
Short and long-term impact of pharmacovigilance training on the pharmacovigilance knowledge of medical students 

 - Vol.47(4), Jul-Aug 
 - Mumbai  Wolter Kluwer  2015 
 - 436-439p. 
<br/><br/> The aim of this study was to evaluate the short and long-term impact of pharmacovigilance (PV) training on the 5th year medical students’ knowledge about definitions and on the awareness of the regulatory aspects in PV.<br/>Materials and Methods: <br/><br/>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.<br/>Results: <br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PHARMACOLOGY