Pharmaceutical Policy and Management (VVDG_008)
About Study Course
Objective
The student gains knowledge about pharmaceutical policy and regulation of pharmaceutical systems in the European Union, aspects of the pharmaceutical market, its regulation, globalisation trends, the role of the government in the regulation of the pharmaceutical market.
Prerequisites
None required.
Learning outcomes
To understand the principles of pharmaceutical policy-making and the role of the pharmaceutical system in national social security systems, the content of pharmaceutical policy.
To understand the aims and objectives of pharmaceutical policy.
To understand the global aspects, development trends and challenges of the pharmaceutical market and the need to balance the goals of the pharmaceutical industry and public health.
To understand the regulation of the pharmaceutical industry at the European Union and national level.
To understand the regulatory aspects of the pharmaceutical market and the role of the government in regulation.
To understand the pricing aspects of medicinal products.
To understand the factors affecting the cost of medicinal products.
To determine the aims and objectives of pharmaceutical systems.
To analyse the performance of pharmaceutical systems according to their key performance indicators.
To analyse the performance indicators of the pharmaceutical system.
To analyse the elements of the pharmaceutical market, development trends.
To compare the development of the medicinal product market in different countries.
To identify the factors influencing the cost of medicinal products and how they can be limited.
To define the roles and design principles of hospital medicinal product procurement systems.
To define the roles and design principles of medicinal product reimbursement systems.
To identify issues in pharmaceutical systems and justify them for research.
To assess the performance of pharmaceutical systems against their target indicators.
To develop the aims, objectives of pharmaceutical policy.
To determine the tasks of pharmaceutical system development.
To contribute to the development of laws and regulations governing the pharmaceutical system.
To analyse the medicinal product market.
To establish medicinal product procurement systems at the level of a medical treatment institution.
To make proposals for regulating the prices of medicinal products.
To make proposals for action on the factors affecting the cost of medicinal products.
To participate in research projects in the pharmaceutical field.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Management, VVMeng | 2 | Master’s | Limited choice | Diāna Arāja | |
| Health Management, VVM | 2 | Master’s | Limited choice | Diāna Arāja |
