Plan your Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance career
Once you have decided to venture in the world of the corporate pharmaceutical industry and invest your career in Drug Safety, here are few essentials STEP ONE’s to consider.
1. SEEK A DRUG SAFETY MENTOR
While information is easily available to us at the click of our phones and a long time health professional friend might also be easily approachable; but it’s best to learn the how’s and why’s of Pharmacovigilance from a Drug Safety Professional who works in close quarters in the industry. A mentor in this field would simplify the knowledge and will also make sure the dose is just right. Drug Safety databases, MedDRA coding, Individual Case Safety Report workflows, E2B transmissions – all can be overwhelming if exposed to at once. The mentor would ensure that you understand these from the perspective of application. Any ambiguity related to the career path also gets resolved as the mentor would guide you well.
2. SKILL SETS OF PHARMACOVIGILANCE
Working in pharmacovigilance involves assessing the benefit-risk profile of the drug and everything mostly revolves around this – in varying capacities. To function in the field few things are absolutely essential.
Case Assessment
MedDRA
Query Generation
Narrative Writing
Report generation
To read more on this, check out the blog on : Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance Essential Skills
3. TAKE ACTION WITH JOB PLACEMENTS
ACTION! You will never know if you are ready until you apply for the jobs being offered in Drug Safety and Pharmaceutical companies. Given the year 2020 and the pandemic, the field of Pharmacovigilance has shown to be extremely indispensable and needs your expertise. Seek a mentor, learn the skills, and apply for that Job profile after understanding the basics of Pharmacovigilance.
