BENEFIT ASSESSMENT OF MEDICINES

DESCRIPTION

This course domain covers the Basics in clinical pharmacology, the Clinical and pharmacological principles, the Methods in clinical research, pharmacoepidemiology and in the assessment of the efficacy of medicines and the Critical appraisal of clinical trials: evidence-based medicine and its uncertainties.

benefit assessment, medicines

Courses offer
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OBJECTIVES

To understand the need of benefit assessment of medicines in order to fulfil patients' needs
To develop a general knowledge of the clinical, pharmacological and epidemiological principles underlying medicines prescribing and use
To review and become familiar with the clinical, pharmacological and epidemiological basis of medicines effects evaluation
To understand the clinical, pharmacological and epidemiological principles of the evaluation of medicines efficacy and effectiveness
To know the scientific principles underlying the decision making process of prescribing
To know the methods used in epidemiological studies and in randomized clinical trials to assess the efficacy and effectiveness of medicines
To be aware of the limitations of scientific evidence in the benefit assessment of medicines
To discuss and analyse the need to solve therapeutic uncertainties through clinical research