Pharmacovigilance Certification

The Pharmacovigilance Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests pharmacovigilance knowledge — safety definitions and the regulatory framework, individual case safety report processing and MedDRA coding, signal detection, causality and risk management, and aggregate reporting, the PV system and inspections — written to ICH E2A, E2B(R3), E2C(R2) and E2E, EU Good Pharmacovigilance Practices, FDA REMS guidance, MedDRA and WHO-UMC methods for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Pharmacovigilance Proficiency certificate (SOA-P4). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) modules (European Medicines Agency), ICH E2A Clinical Safety Data Management: Definitions and Standards for Expedited Reporting (International Council for Harmonisation), MedDRA: Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (ICH / MedDRA MSSO) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Pharmacovigilance Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures definitions and regulations, case processing and coding, signals, causality and risk management and aggregate reports, PV system and inspections and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Pharmacovigilance Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Good Pharmacovigilance Practices (GVP) modules (European Medicines Agency); ICH E2A Clinical Safety Data Management: Definitions and Standards for Expedited Reporting (International Council for Harmonisation); MedDRA: Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (ICH / MedDRA MSSO); Uppsala Monitoring Centre (WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, causality assessment) (WHO-UMC); Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) (U.S. FDA); ICH E2E Pharmacovigilance planning (ICH). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Definitions and Regulations (Key definitions, Seriousness and expectedness and Regulatory framework); Case Processing and Coding (ICSRs, MedDRA and E2B and follow-up); Signals, Causality and Risk Management (Signal detection, Causality and Risk minimisation); Aggregate Reports, PV System and Inspections (Periodic reports, PV system and Quality and inspections). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Drug safety associate or case processor, Pharmacovigilance scientist or physician, Signal detection analyst, Clinical research or regulatory affairs professional and Pharmacist moving into drug safety. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Pharmacovigilance knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Pharmacovigilance teams collect, assess and report adverse events for medicines, from clinical trials through post-marketing. They process individual case safety reports, code events in MedDRA, detect and evaluate safety signals, prepare periodic safety reports and maintain risk management plans.

Under ICH E2A, an event is serious if it results in death, is life-threatening, requires or prolongs hospitalisation, causes persistent or significant disability, is a congenital anomaly, or is another medically important event. Seriousness is about outcome, not severity.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.