Biolynce Academy

Pharmacovigilance for Community Pharmacists

You are standing behind the counter, a patient in front of you, a question in their eyes — and you want to be certain. Not just about the drug, but about what happens after it leaves your hands. That certainty has a name: pharmacovigilance. Whether you are a practicing pharmacist who wants to counsel patients with more confidence, or someone ready to step into a PV career — corporate or freelance — this course gives you both the foundations and the real-world perspective to get there.
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5 hours

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78 pages

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24 challenges

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1 Certificate

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Course Outline

Module 1 — The Role of the Pharmacist in Drug Safety
Unit 1.1 - The Pharmacy as a Pillar of Pharmacovigilance
Unit 1.2 – What Pharmacovigilance Really Is
Unit 1.3 – European and National Legal Framework Unit 1.4 – The Community Pharmacy as a Listening Post
Unit 1.5 – ADR, Adverse Event, Medication Error: not the Same Thing
Module 2 — Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) Unit 2.1 - Classification of ADRs (Type A, B, C, D, E) Unit 2.2 - Recognising An ADR In The Dispensing Context
Unit 2.3 - Risk Factors: Polypharmacy, Older Adults, Chronic Conditions
Unit 2.4 - ADRs vs. Therapeutic Failure vs. Drug Interactions
Module 3 — Spontaneous Reporting — From Theory to Practice
Unit 3.1 - National spontaneous reporting systems across Europe
Unit 3.2 - Who Can And Should Report
Unit 3.3 - How To Complete A Report Step By Step Unit 3.4 - What Happens After Reporting — The Information Cycle
Unit 3.5 - Practical Cases: When To Report And When Not To Report
Module 4 — Special Situations in Community Pharmacy
Unit 4.1 - How To Communicate Clearly With The Patient
Unit 4.2 - ADRs In Pregnant And Breastfeeding Women
Unit 4.3 - ADRs in paediatrics
Unit 4.4 - ADRs In Older Adults And Patients On Polypharmacy
Unit 4.5 - OTC Medicines And Supplements — Should These Be Reported Too?
Unit 4.6 - Vaccines — Post-Marketing Surveillance Reporting
Module 5 —  Talking to Patients About ADRs — Without Making Them Panic
Unit 5.1 — How to Ask About ADRs Without Alarming the Patient
Unit 5.2 — Explaining ADRs in Plain Language
Unit 5.3 — The Patient Who Refuses to Report
Unit 5.4 — Internal Documentation in the Pharmacy
Module 6 — The Pharmacist, the Algorithm, and the Patient — Pharmacovigilance in the Age of AI
Unit 6.1 — A Pharmacovigilance Checklist For Dispensing
Unit 6.2 — How Many Reports Does Your Pharmacy Submit?
Unit 6.3 — Current Trends: AI, Reporting Apps, Real-World Data
Unit 6.4 — The Future Of Pharmacovigilance And The Pharmacist's Role
Final Assessment — Integrated Case Study with Certification Quiz
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Created by

Cecília Antão da Silva

Pharmacovigilance professional
About the Author
I founded Biolynce to bring rigorous, genuinely practical pharmacovigilance education to the professionals who need it most — starting with community pharmacists. They're often the first point of contact when a patient experiences an adverse drug reaction, yet they remain one of the most underserved groups when it comes to quality PV training.

My background bridges science and practice. I hold an MSc in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology from the University of Bordeaux and a degree in Biology, and I built my hands-on experience in pharmacovigilance roles at companies including Gilead and Abbott — working closely with the real-world challenges of signal detection, case management, and risk communication. I also hold an eTutor certification, which shapes how I design courses: not just what to teach, but how to make it stick, so it translates into safe, confident action at the moment it matters most — at the counter, with a patient in front of you.
That philosophy drives how I build Biolynce's courses in Articulate Rise 360 — accessible, scenario-based content designed to apply directly to real dispensing and clinical contexts.

Pharmacovigilance for Pharmacists was born from exactly that intersection of scientific rigor and practical application, built to help every pharmacist walk away more confident, better prepared, and more capable of protecting their patients.
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