A Reflection of Educational Advancements In Undergraduate Medical Education From Pharmacological Perspective

Abstract

Advances in technology accompanied by the rapid accumulation of new knowledge force higher education institutions to change the way in which they prepare their graduates for healthcare delivery systems. Medical education administrators in higher education should seek the appropiate curricular revisions that will yield the improvements in the lifelong academic performance of undergraduate medicine students. Adverse drug reactions and medical device incidents may cause "serious health issues" as shown in literature. There is no international standard exists for teaching pharmacovigilance at universities for undergraduate medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing and midwifery students. The aim of this review is to raise the awareness of the importance of pharmacovigilance, ecopharmacovigilance and medical device incidents in pharmacology curriculum in higher education and to underline the role of medical academics in encouraging undergraduate students for appropiate reporting of adverse drug reactions and medical device incidents to vigilance systems in accordance with national regulations and also in promoting for proper waste management and safe disposal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products.