Pharmaceutical Development and Pharmacy Distribution: Markets and Policy in Cancer Care

HPM 538 Subject & Catalog Number

Description

The purpose of this course is for students to develop familiarity with the nuances of pharmaceutical development, and the transmission in commerce, economics and public health implications of medications.  The course is intended to range over the entire lifespan of a medication—from initial development, through manufacturing, ownership by managed care organizations and into retail pharmacies.  Students should expect to have a good grasp of the financial, economic, and public health aspects of the distribution of medications in the United States.  The course focuses on the domestic pharma, insurance and retail pharmacy business, but lessons from other counties, in particular Western Europe, will be used to help bring into relief policies pursued in the United States.  Two major prisms will be used to examine our system of development and distribution: market incentives and policy optimization.  The format is lecture, with use of guest lecturers from academia and industry for particular topics.   In particular, the guest lecturers are intended to provide real world views of the topics we discuss and view from an academic point of view.