Take Your Medicine: How to Be a Savvy Consumer

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Take Your Medicine: How to Be a Savvy Consumer provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 weeks long, 2-3 hours a week. Take Your Medicine: How to Be a Savvy Consumer is taught by Dr. Donna Kidwell, Dr. Alan Watts and Dr. Janet Walkow. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from edX. The course is taught in Englishand is Paid Course. Visit the course page at edX for detailed price information.

The University of Texas at Austin via edX

4 weeks long, 2-3 hours a week

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Medicines have eradicated or eased the symptoms of many diseases. This course explores the process, challenges and issues facing consumers when it comes to pharmaceutical products. An overview of drug development and approval with a focus on consumer issues will be presented and discussed in the context of regulations, public welfare, and healthcare providers.
Participants from all backgrounds and interest, including scientists, healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs and the general public, are encouraged to participate.

Syllabus

Week 1: Drug Development, Innovations and Costs
A quick overview of how drugs are developed, examples of medical innovations, how drugs cost can curb healthcare costs and intriguing patient stories

Week 2: Drug Approvals, Safety, Costs & Manufacturing
The FDA’s role to protect consumers, drug safety aspects, why drugs cost so much and aspects of manufacturing drug products

Week 3:Generics, Personalized Meds and Counterfeits
How do generics differ from the innovator product, the potential & impact of personalized medicine and the worldwide counterfeit drug threat

Week 4: Pharmacy Field Trip, Becoming an Informed Consumer, & the Role of University Research
How pharmacists are good for your health, why following directions improves your health, universities are fueling medical innovations and talking to your healthcare provide

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Language

English
Finished
26th October, 2015
Level
Beginner
Price
Paid Course
Provider
edX
Taught By

Dr. Donna Kidwell, Dr. Alan Watts and Dr. Janet Walkow
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