Shafie AA, Hassali MA1, Saleem F, AlâÂÂQazaz HK
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the perception of pharmacy students towards pharmacoepidemiology course.
Methods; This study was a cross sectional analysis on students who took the elective pharmacoepidemiology course. A 26‐ items questionnaire was used to collect their
demographic information and perception about the course. Descriptive data analysis was carried out by using SPSS v 12.
Results: Seventy students were approached but only 22 agreed to participate (response rate of 31.43%). The mean age (SD) of respondents was 22.1 (0.3) with 21 females (95.5%). Majority of the student had positive attitude towards the course contents. In addition, 90% stated that they
understood the concepts of pharmacoepidemiology. Students were confident that this course will bring them knowledge and advantage during clinical and community practices. However, 69% stated that the course was not as interesting as compared to other courses that are offered in pharmacy program.
Conclusion: Our results found that the course was effectively delivered and beneficial to the students. Practical suggestion of improvements can be taken into considerations to improve the course attractiveness
