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340.682.01
Pharmacoepidemiology Methods

Location
East Baltimore
Term
2nd Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tu, Th, 10:30 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

340.601 or 340.751 or 550.695

Description
Acquaints students with the key elements of pharmacoepidemiology. Explores the utilization and effects of drugs in large numbers of people. Discusses the application of epidemiological methods to pharmacological issues. Focuses heavily on questions of pharmacodynamics, concentrating on clinical patient outcomes and on therapeutics (i.e., appropriate use of drugs). Applies the research methods of clinical epidemiology (e.g., randomized trials, cohort studies, case-control studies) to the content area of pharmacology (e.g., determinants of beneficial and adverse drug effects, effects of genetic variation on drug effect, dose-response relationships, duration-response relationships, clinical effects of potential drug-drug interactions, effects of non-adherence). Examines programmatic efforts to improve medication use on a population basis.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the development of the drug regulation processes in the United States
  2. Recognize the role of industry in drug development
  3. Appraise pharmacovigilance systems
  4. Access different data sources for pharmacoepidemiology studies
  5. Apply epidemiological techniques to questions about drug effectiveness or drug safety
Enrollment Restriction
graduate students only