Develop knowledge of pharmaceutical industry practices, including knowledge creation, disease category creation and expansion, role in policy processes and direct-to-consumer advertising.

Pharmaceutical Politics and Policy
Course Learning Outcomes:
– Develop critical thinking skills .
– Develop clear and compelling writing skills.
– Develop a critical understanding of Canadian drug approval processes, including strengths and weaknesses.
– Develop knowledge of pharmaceutical industry practices, including knowledge creation, disease category creation and expansion, role in policy processes and direct-to-consumer advertising.
– Consider how gender and lifecycle conceptualizations are harnessed in the creation and
maintenance of health risk and illness categories within pharmaceutical industry and health policy environments.
– Develop skills in dissecting a pharmaceutical related policy “challenge” and, through the final research essay, propose recommendations to ameliorate the policy challenge.