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551.607.01
Pharmaceuticals Management for Under-Served Populations

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Extradepartmental
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
M, W, 10:30 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Maria Eng
Contact Email
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

This course requires evaluative health services experience as a prerequisite. Either Managing Health Services Organizations (551.601); Health Systems in Low and Middle Income Countries (221.646); Comparative Evaluation for Health Policy in International Health (221.647); Problem Solving in Public Health (550.608); or equivalent course or work experience qualifies.

Description
Students analyze problems and develop strategies based on real world drug management issues, including regulations, manufacture, procurement, distribution, safety, policy, financing and the unique aspects of international pharmaceutical trade, the role of the World Trade Organization -- Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO-TRIPS), government, NGOs and individuals in the selection and use of pharmaceutical products. Course materials are drawn from both developed and developing countries so that the student will be knowledgeable about the role of Essential Medicines and the formation of a National Drug Policy. Uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide students with an operational understanding of factors influencing access to and use of pharmaceuticals and other health commodities. Collectively, these materials and approaches are intended to stimulate critical thinking on how to improve access to and the use of pharmaceutical products.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate the factors influencing access to, use, management, policies and financing of pharmaceuticals in developing countries and under-served populations in developed countries, an the roles of government, Non-Governmental
  2. Define key terms and concepts in pharmaceuticals and their management in developing countries and underserved populations in developed countries
  3. Identify the different types of health commodities and their regulations in developing countries
  4. Explain the key factors in the Drug Management Cycle, including selection, procurement, distribution and use
  5. Identify potential obstacles and solutions to problems of acces to pharmaceuticals in developing countries
  6. Explain factors influencing the selection and rational use of pharmaceuticals
  7. Identify and explain relative strengths and weaknesses of alternative ways to raise revenues and pay for pharmaceuticals
Enrollment Restriction
none