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Module 1 · General Principles of Pharmacology · Course 05 of 5
Medication Safety, Adverse Reactions & Pharmacovigilance
- Course 5 of 5
- 28 lessons
- 5 Quick Recall Checks
- 2 final assessments
- Free in Module 1
Medication safety, adverse drug reactions, and pharmacovigilance connect prescribing, monitoring, reporting, and systems improvement to prevent medication-related harm.
Role in Module 1: Recognizes, assesses, monitors and reports medication-related harm. Recommended after Pharmacogenomics & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. How the five courses fit together →
Syllabus
Course syllabus and recall checkpoints
The full lesson list, grouped by the Quick Recall Check that closes each unit.
Unit 1Systems, Process and Terminology5 lessons
- 1Medication Safety as a Systems Discipline
- 2The Harm Burden of Medication Errors
- 3The Medication-Use Process Loop
- 4Defining Adverse Drug Events and Errors
- 5Latent Failures and Just Culture
Smart Drill checkpoint · Quick Recall 1
Unit 2Error-Prevention Safeguards7 lessons
- 6Safeguards for High-Alert Medications
- 7Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) and Tall Man Lettering
- 8Medication Reconciliation During Transitions
- 9Prescribing Safety and Communication
- 10Formulation Safety and Dose Dumping
- 11Administration Safeguards and Technology
- 12Bedside Monitoring and Patient Equity
Smart Drill checkpoint · Quick Recall 2
Unit 3Interactions and ADR Classification6 lessons
- 13Framework for Drug Interactions
- 14Pharmacokinetic (PK) Interaction Safety Workflow
- 15Pharmacodynamic (PD) Toxic Convergence
- 16Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Terminology
- 17Type A and Type B Adverse Reactions
- 18Narrow Therapeutic Index (NTI) Drugs
Smart Drill checkpoint · Quick Recall 3
Unit 4Severe Reactions, Organ Toxicity, Causality and Management4 lessons
- 19Severe Cutaneous and Immune Reactions
- 20Organ Toxicity Surveillance Framework
- 21ADR Causality and Severity Assessment
- 22Management of Acute Drug Reactions
Smart Drill checkpoint · Quick Recall 4
Unit 5Pharmacovigilance, Systems Learning and Deprescribing6 lessons
- 23Phase IV Surveillance and New Drugs
- 24Event Reporting Channels
- 25Regulatory Actions, Boxed Warnings, and REMS
- 26Root Cause and Systems Analysis
- 27Deprescribing and Harm Reduction
- 28Closing the Safety Loop
Smart Drill checkpoint · Quick Recall 5
Foundations of Mastery: Comprehensive Final Assessment · Clinical Application & Mastery Assessment
How you’ll study
Apply pharmacology concepts and review your reasoning
- Study a pharmacology conceptUse focused lessons to develop your conceptual foundation.
- Recall and apply in a Smart DrillPractice retrieval and clinical application, then review immediate scoring and explanatory feedback.
- Target gaps and reassessUse feedback and AI Tutor review to identify reasoning gaps, repeat relevant practice and check your understanding.
Module 1 · General Principles of Pharmacology
Continue the Module 1 foundation
Course 01 · Free
Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology
Connect drug mechanisms, patient factors and evidence to therapeutic benefit–risk assessment.
17 lessons · 4 recall checks · 2 final assessments
Course 02 · Free
Pharmacokinetics
Apply absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion to dosing and monitoring decisions.
67 lessons · 11 recall checks · 2 final assessments
Course 03 · Free
Pharmacodynamics
Interpret drug–target interactions and dose–response relationships to assess therapeutic benefit and adverse effects.
44 lessons · 5 recall checks · 2 final assessments
Course 04 · Free
Pharmacogenomics & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Interpret genetic variation and measured drug concentrations when individualizing therapy.
24 lessons · 5 recall checks · 2 final assessments
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