Almost every American takes a drug every day; many take three or more. Where have those breakthrough medicines come from and how do they contribute to longevity and quality of life? How does the Federal Food and Drug Administration protect consumers from ineffective and unsafe medicine? How can you participate in randomized clinical trials of new drugs….or should you? How can you protect yourself against getting the wrong medicines or the wrong doses? How do we measure the value of drug therapies to patients and society? Join experts from the UCSF School of Pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry as we explore the answers to these questions.
Course Chair: R.W. Soller, PhD, Lorie Rice, MPH
May 8
Breakthrough Medicines
R.W. Soller, PhD, Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy
May 15
Social Change and Health Crises: the Basis for Drug Safety Today
R.W. Soller, PhD, Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy
May 22
The International Crisis in Health and Drug Access: Impact on the Nation
Brian McGee, PharmD, MS, Pediatric Specialty Pharmacy Resident, UC Davis Children’s Hospital; 2006 Fulbright Scholar in Medicine
May 29
Drug Studies: Who, What, When, Where and Why
John Flaherty, PharmD, Director of Medical Affairs, Gilead Sciences, Inc.
June 5
Preventing Medication Errors
Dan Dong, PharmD Director, Pharmaceutical Services, UCSF Medical Center; Ellie Vogt, RPh, PhD, Clinical Professor, School of Pharmacy; Lori Hensic, Pharmacy Student in Health Policy Management, School of Pharmacy
June 12
Pharmacoeconomics: Measuring the Value of Drug Therapy
Chris Liebman, PharmD, MS, Senior Director, Pharmacoeconomics, Elan Pharmaceuticals
