本課程將以近二十年來藥物安全與療效的重大事件，從當初發表於頂級期刊的經典研究，介紹藥物流行病學研究的實驗設計、分析、判讀、以及可能的干擾與偏誤，並由助教展示大型健康資料分析過程。希望能帶給同學研究上的啟發。
This is an introductory course on pharmacoepidemiology. How the principles of modern epidemiology methods are applied to evaluate safety, effectiveness, and utilization patterns of medical products (drugs, vaccines, and medical devices) will be discussed. Classic examples of descriptive epidemiology studies, cohort studies, case control studies, intervention studies, and meta-analysis will be drawn from famous papers from top medical journals to illustrate the application of relevant methods and the challenges in post-marketing medical product assessment. Perspectives from research institutions, medical product manufacturers, and regulatory agencies will be presented. Advanced methodology, such as propensity score, case-crossover and self-controlled case series design, target trial emulation, and time-series analysis will be briefly introduced. An TA session will demonstrate how to conduct a pharmacoepidemiological research by analyzing data from a healthcare claims database.