Feb 13, 2023
Lectures on Drug Information Management for Pharmaceutical Students
Chugai Pharmaceutical implements a number of activities aiming to get the leaders of the next generation more interested in science and medicine.
Every year since 2020, company employees have served as part-time lecturers at Kumamoto University. Their lectures address “Pharmaceutical Information Management,” and their goal is to help nurture the next generation of pharmacists. The lecture held on January 17th, 2023 introduced real-world examples of how to use a drug Risk Management Plan (RMP), and discussed the importance of drug information and the patient-centered efforts of pharmaceutical companies.
Amongst the 60 students participating in the lecture that day, Their impressions of the lecture included: “I learned that there is a gap between the information that medical professionals want to convey and what patients want to know,” and “It made me re-think what I can do as a pharmacist to ensure drug safety.”