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Take Your Medicine: How to Be a Savvy Consumer
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- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on October 25, 2015
- Ends on November 19, 2015
Course details
Syllabus
- Understand why drugs cost so much
- Know the difference between brand and generic drug products
- Discuss the issues related to counterfeit and generic drugs
- Understand the issues and considerations of manufacturing pharmaceuticals
- Discuss the role of the FDA in regulations and product approvals
- Learn how to talk effectively with healthcare professionals and have a greater understanding when reading news stories
- Recognize the role of personalized medicine in future therapies
- Learn about the potential and impact of personalized medicine
Prerequisite
Instructors
- Dr. Janet Walkow
- Dr. Alan Watts
- Dr. Donna Kidwell
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