Pharmaceutical Health Policy
The purpose of this course is to enable students to think systematically about the pharmaceutical health policy problems and the various strategies for their solution. This course will cover a range of theoretical and empirical literature on health care and public policy. Topics covered will include a basic understanding of the policy process and policy analysis, and a historical development of the health care system with special focus on quality, access, and cost. In addition, the course covers a range of reform initiatives focused on pharmaceutical policy and regulation.