PG Certificate in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance| Career for Healthcare Graduates From Science to Safety. Build a Global Career in Drug Safety

The Postgraduate Certificate in Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance is a 4-month program. It is designed for science and healthcare graduates who aspire to enter or upskill in the pharma, biotech, and healthcare industries. The program combines academic excellence with industry relevance.

Pharmacovigilance ensures that medicines remain safe, effective, and reliable through continuous monitoring and evaluation. That’s where PV professionals make the difference.

The journey of a medicine doesn’t end when it’s launched. It truly begins when it reaches patients.

These experts analyze, assess, and report adverse drug reactions to regulatory authorities like the US FDA, EMA, and CDSCO. They ensure that medicines used globally are safe and effective.

• Starting salary for a pharmacovigilance physician is around ₹12-15 LPA, much higher than a clinical role as a fresher
• Market expected to grow to USD 27.6 billion by 2033
• Annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7%
• Work with global health leaders

This program is ideal for graduates and postgraduates from diverse healthcare backgrounds who want to expand their career beyond traditional roles. It is open for:

The course will help you master every pillar of drug safety. The curriculum below reflects this sentiment. Each module contains applied exercises and case studies drawn from real safety scenarios.

• Foundations of Pharmacovigilance
• Global Drug Safety regulations (ICH, GVP, CDSCO, FDA, EMA guidelines)
• Adverse Event & Serious Adverse Event (SAE) assessment
• Adverse Event Identification & Reporting (ICSRs)
• Clinical Causality Assessment & Medical Evaluation
• MedDRA & WHO-Drug coding principles
• Narrative writing and medical review
• Signal detection and risk-benefit evaluation
• Global case processing workflow in pharma & IT companies
• Signal Detection & Data Analytics
• Hands-on training with Oracle Argus Safety and ARISg software
• Risk Management & Benefit–Risk Assessment
• PV in Clinical Trials

Your science degree is just the beginning. Graduates can move into multiple positions:

By the end of this program, you’ll have the technical and analytical skills top pharma and biotech companies look for in Pharmacovigilance professionals. You will be able to:

• Evaluate and process Adverse Event reports with precision and accuracy.
• Prepare and quality-check Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) as per global regulatory standards.

• Use MedDRA and WHO-Drug databases for accurate coding of events and medications.
• Identify and interpret safety signals from real-world data and clinical studies.
• Contribute to Risk Management Plans and safety documentation used in global submissions.
• Write clear, concise safety narratives and summaries for regulators and clients.
• Understand global PV regulations, reporting timelines, and audit requirements.

• Designed for non-medical science and healthcare graduates.
• Focus on practical, job-ready pharmacovigilance skills.
• Industry-endorsed curriculum aligned with real-world roles.
• Learn from international PV experts.
• Immediate workplace skills: ICSR, MedDRA, causality, signal assessment.
• Short duration, flexible format, high impact. Suited to practicing professionals.
• Capstones that will help gain skills to become job-ready.
• Networking with PV physicians and industry experts.
• Learner support and mentorship for transitioning into safety careers.