Programme Introduction
About this programme
💊 Pharmacy Practice
✅ Regulatory & Clinical
📋 Case-Based Learning
MedDRA (the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities) provides the standardised terminology hierarchy that pharmacovigilance systems worldwide rely on to code and analyse adverse event data consistently.
Without correct MedDRA coding, adverse event data becomes inconsistent and difficult to analyse across a safety database, undermining the very signal detection work pharmacovigilance depends on.
TerraLeap’s MedDRA Coding & Safety Database Basics course is designed for pharmacy and pharmacovigilance professionals, covering MedDRA hierarchy, coding practice, and safety databases.
The course covers the structure of the MedDRA hierarchy, correct coding practice for adverse event terms, and how safety databases use MedDRA coding for analysis.
Clinical and regulatory expertise — built for real pharmacy practice.
Programme Scope
What this programme covers
This course covers hierarchy, coding, and databases for MedDRA and safety database basics.
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MedDRA hierarchy
The structure of MedDRA’s terminology levels.
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Coding practice
Correctly coding adverse event terms using MedDRA.
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Safety database use
How safety databases apply MedDRA coding for analysis.
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Common coding errors
Frequent mistakes in MedDRA coding practice.
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Coding consistency
Maintaining consistent coding across a safety database.
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Documentation standards
Documentation practices supporting accurate MedDRA coding.
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Global standardisation
How MedDRA supports international pharmacovigilance consistency.
Learning Objectives
What you will achieve
After completing this course, learners will be able to apply MedDRA hierarchy and coding practices within safety database systems.
Each objective addresses a core MedDRA and safety database competency.
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Describe the structure of MedDRA’s terminology levels
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Correctly code adverse event terms using MedDRA
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Describe how safety databases apply MedDRA coding for analysis
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Recognise frequent mistakes in MedDRA coding practice
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Maintain consistent coding across a safety database
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Apply documentation practices supporting accurate MedDRA coding
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Understand how MedDRA supports international pharmacovigilance consistency
Target Audience
Who can enroll
This course is designed for pharmacy and pharmacovigilance professionals working with MedDRA coding and safety databases.
Whether your role is coding practice or database oversight, this course strengthens consistent, accurate pharmacovigilance data.
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Pharmacovigilance professionals coding adverse event data
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Pharmacy professionals entering drug safety roles
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Safety database administrators supporting coding consistency
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Students exploring pharmacovigilance career paths
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Quality teams auditing MedDRA coding accuracy
Programme Certification
Your certificate
Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive a digital certificate recognising your achievement and the competencies you have acquired throughout the course.
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