Description
This course teaches the students about how clinical trials fit into the process of drug development. Key historical events which have led to the development of controlled clinical trials are outlined. The purpose of clinical trials are specified and further explored through the regulations that apply to them, specifically, the identification of appropriate codes, and outlining their features. The program goes on to discuss the environment of cost control in which the pharmaceutical industry of today operates.
Upon completing this course, students will have a strong understanding of how to accomplish the following: Provide an outline of the environmental cost control in which the pharmaceutical industry of today operates; give a description of how clinical trials fit into the process of drug development; outline the ethical and legislative framework; describe the purpose behind clinical trials; provide a summary of the key historical events which led to the development of controlled clinical trials.
