Pharmaceutical and Biotech Drugs Journey: From Preclinical to Patients

Course Overview

Are you interested in learning about the process of drug development and commercialization? Understanding these domains has important implications for anyone currently working or considering employment in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry and health care sector. This unique online course offers a way for students to learn from faculty at the University of California San Diego, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as well as from industry practitioners about how drugs are developed and marketed. 

Module Topics

Module:	Presented by:
Pharmacotherapy and Diseases	Andrew Willeford, PharmD, PhD
Pharmaceutics for Small Molecules and Macromolecules	Chantal Reed, PhD
The Regulatory Environment	Williams Ettouati, PharmD, MA
Clinical Trial Development	Joseph Ma, PharmD
Health Outcomes Evidence	Raphael Cuomo, PhD, MPH
Marketing Strategy and Life Cycle Management	Williams Ettouati, PharmD, MA
Pharmacoeconomics and Product Value	Dilesh Doshi, PharmD
Biologic and Biosimilar Development	Joseph Ma, PharmD
Managed Markets and Pharmacy Benefits	Anne Petrie, MBA
Intellectual Property in the Life Science Industry	William Evans, Esq.  Peter Kang
Entrepreneurship	Williams Ettouati, PharmD, MA
Corporate Law in the Life Science Industry	Cindy Nguyen, PharmD, JD

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will: 

• AQUIRE insights into multiple areas including regulatory, clinical, health economics, marketing, pharmacoeconomics, managed care, intellectual property and entrepreneurship as it relates to the life science industry.
• ​GAIN a better understanding of the complex landscape of the drug development process from pre-clinical to patient. 

Who Should Attend?

• Individuals working in the life science industry and health care professionals
• Professionals making a potential career transition into the healthcare industry
• Entrepreneurs seeking to launch a new drug product in the U.S. healthcare market
• Companies in need of training employees and new hires on the entire process of developing pharmaceuticals and biotechnology drugs

Format

This course is offered in an online asynchronous format. There are no set meeting times. Please note that this course is entirely self-paced. Modules are released every two weeks. 

This course is a non-credit bearing course and it is not part of a degree-granting program. Upon completion of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion. If students are interested in pursuing a graduate program, they may learn more about UC San Diego's Master's program in Drug Development & Product Management by visting this page: UCSD DDPM.  

 

Course Number: BIOL-80007
Credit: 0.00 unit(s)