PHCH 513 - Dispelling the Myths about Drug Discovery and Development: _____

Institution:

University of Kansas

Subject:

AAAS: African & African-American Studies

Description:

This special topics course will cover the "public's perception" of drug discovery and development. This course is organized around a recently published book entitled "Drug Truths: Dispelling the Myths about Pharma R&D" (John Wiley & Sons, 2009). This book was written by John L. La Mattina, who was formally President of Pfizer Global Research ad Development. The course will address the following public myths about drug discovery and development: Cholesterol drugs are unnecessary, industry is more interested in "me-too" drugs than innovation, it takes industry too long to discover new drugs, drugs are discovered by academia, new medicines add cost but little benefit, big Pharma has failed and should learn from Biotech success, the industry invents diseases, new drugs are less safe than traditional medicine, industry spends more on advertising than R&D, and industry does not care about diseases of the developing world. Prerequisite: Must be accepted to the Pharmacy Program. LEC

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ku.edu/

Phone Number:

(785) 864-2700

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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