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edXPrescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context
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Prescription Drugs, the FDA, and Why It Matters
Prescription drugs save lives and fuel controversy. This course unpacks why: the approval process, pricing battles, safety concerns, and the agencies enforcing rules across the pharmaceutical marketplace. You'll learn the rules governing how drugs are discovered, priced, marketed, and monitored once they're in the hands of patients.
The FDA sits at the center of these decisions. Understanding its role—and its limitations—clarifies why some treatments cost what they do and why others never reach market. Essential context for anyone working in healthcare, policy, or simply a patient wanting to understand the drug landscape.
About this course
Prescription drugs are among the most common health care interventions and have turnedsome once-fatal diseases into manageable conditions — but they have also been a growing source of controversy. Patients in the US struggle with increasing costs and express concerns about whymany conditions,such as Alzheimer’s disease, remain without adequate therapeutic options.
At the center of these debates lies the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal agency responsible for monitoring the prescription drug marketplace and enforcing basic rules and laws that affect how prescription drugs are discovered, developed, and sold.
This course investigates the major issues affecting the regulatory approval and evidence-based use of prescription drugs. You willlearn the rules and regulationsgoverning the pricing, marketing, and safety monitoring of approved prescription drugs and the importance of the FDA in regulating key aspects of the pharmaceutical market.
Price
$299
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