Program Overview

Program Overview

The DiplŰme d'Universitť (DU) in Sťcuritť du Mťdicament et Pharmacovigilance is a university diploma program offered by the Universitť Claude Bernard Lyon 1. The program aims to provide high-level training in the evaluation of medication safety in humans and the practice of pharmacovigilance.

Program Details

• Duration: 2 semesters
• Session Dates: October 8, 2025, to May 22, 2026
• Tuition Fees:
  • Formation initiale normale: 604
  • Formation continue prise en charge individuelle: 1100
  • Formation continue prise en charge employeur: 1100
• Language of Instruction: French
• Disciplines Concerned:
  • Biologie - Biochimie
  • HygiŤne - Sťcuritť
  • Mťdecine
  • Pharmacie - Cosmťtologie
  • Paramťdical - Rťadaptation

Program Structure

The program is organized in a hybrid structure ("blended e-learning") combining face-to-face courses and online learning (e-learning). It includes:

• Theoretical Teaching: 96 hours, covering pharmacological and toxicological bases, main pathologies induced by medications, risk factors, pharmacovigilance practice, and presentation of other health vigilances.
• Practical Teaching: 16 hours
• Optional Internship

Evaluation Modalities

• Assiduity: Mandatory, conditions the authorization to pass exams.
• Evaluation Conditions: Average grade
• Evaluation Components:
  • Assiduity /10
  • Written Test /90 (realized at a distance in the form of continuous control)
  • Personal Memoir /100, with the subject validated beforehand by a member of the pedagogical team or the director of teaching.

Specificities and Prerequisites

• Public Concerned: Individuals interested in pharmacovigilance or having experience in the field, including doctors, pharmacists, veterinarians, and other paramedical or scientific professionals.
• Minimum and Maximum Enrollment: 10 and 30 students, respectively.
• Accord Written by the Responsible Teacher: Mandatory for inscription.

Responsibilities

• Program Director: Marine AUFFRET
• Pedagogical Responsibilities: Service des Spťcialitťs mťdicales

Indicators and Statistics

Enquiries are conducted by the PŰle Statistique d'Appui au Pilotage de la Formation et de la Vie Etudiante. Access to statistics of all formations is available.

Professional Outcomes

The program prepares students for careers in pharmacovigilance, including roles such as pharmacovigilant in public or private structures.