Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry

This course explores the role pharmacists play in the biopharmaceutical industry from the later clinical phases of drug development to the promotion of drugs in the media and social channels. Students will learn the different functional areas in the biopharmaceutical industry such as regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, medical affairs, marketing, and outcomes research. Students interested in career paths through the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry should consider this elective.