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Basics of Pharmaceuticals
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Basics of Pharmaceuticals

The biopharmaceutical global market is a multi-billion-dollar industry.
Created byManagement Study Guide
Last updated 7/2019
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What you'll learn

  • Explain What are Biopharmaceuticals
  • Explain Types of Biopharmaceuticals
  • Explain Sources of Biopharmaceuticals
  • Explain What are Biosimilars
  • Describe the Factors Affecting Pharma Industry Growth
  • Describe the Advent of E-Pharmacy in India
  • Explain Pros & Cons of Patents in Pharma Industry
  • Describe the High Drug Pricing Issues in Pharma Industry
  • Describe How to Understand Pricing of Branded Drugs
  • Explain Markets Segments for Regulation of Drug Pricing
  • List Characteristics of Large-scale Process Manufacturing
  • Explain Recipe Management in Pharmaceutical Production
  • Describe Inventory Management in Pharma Industry
  • Describe Supply Chain Management in Pharma Industry
  • Describe Total Quality Management in Pharma Industry

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Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 50m total length

  • Introduction5:33

    Explore the basics of the pharmaceutical industry, including biopharmaceuticals, biosimilars, pricing dynamics, and the advent of e-pharmacy in India, with insights on regulation, patents, and pharmaceutical production.

  • Explain What are Biopharmaceuticals1:17

    Explain how biotechnology methods produce biopharmaceuticals from biological sources for therapeutic or in vivo diagnostic use, highlighting that they are protein or nucleic acid based pharmaceuticals.

  • Explain Types of Biopharmaceuticals1:24

    Explain directly derived biopharmaceuticals from living sources like blood components, human milk, ovum, sperm, and stem cells, and indirectly derived products via recombinant DNA, including growth hormone and monoclonal antibodies.

  • Explain Sources of Biopharmaceuticals1:49

    Explores sources of biopharmaceuticals, including microbial, plant, animal, and human origins, with recombinant DNA methods. Also discusses delivery challenges, noting subcutaneous or intravenous injections and the limitations of oral delivery.

  • Explain What are Biosimilars0:45

    Explain how biosimilars arise as exact replicas of biopharmaceutical products after patent expiry, produced by other companies under stringent manufacturing conditions.

  • Describe the Factors Affecting Pharma Industry Growth7:50
  • Describe the Advent of E-Pharmacy in India9:08

    Trace the advent of e-pharmacy in India and the startup surge, including e-health's prescription checks, online ordering, home delivery, funding milestones, and licensing challenges.

  • Explain Pros & Cons of Patents in Pharma Industry2:37
  • Describe the High Drug Pricing Issues in Pharma Industry1:38

    Explore the economics of drug pricing and pharma economics, including affordability challenges in America and developing nations, and how elasticity of demand and a service mindset influence pricing.

  • Describe How to Understand Pricing of Branded Drugs1:30

    Describe branded drug pricing, highlighting patent monopolies to recoup roughly $15 billion development costs, aiming for about $1 billion annual profits over a 15-17 year period.

  • Explain Markets Segments for Regulation of Drug Pricing2:24

    Explain branded and generic market segments in drug pricing, showing how monopoly post-R&D justifies price freedom while later regulation curbs profiteering to protect patients.

  • List Characteristics of Large-scale Process Manufacturing1:19

    Explore the characteristics of large-scale process manufacturing, including production module functionalities such as batch-based production, batch traceability, quarantine management, and governance requirements for process control software.

  • Explain Recipe Management in Pharmaceutical Production0:27
  • Describe Inventory Management in Pharma Industry4:27

    Optimize pharma inventory management by balancing raw materials and production needs, using near-plant warehouses, just-in-time issuance, bulk purchases, and safety stock to meet seasonal demand and price changes.

  • Describe Supply Chain Management in Pharma Industry3:12

    Describe pharma supply chain management across global operations, highlighting warehouses as inventory hubs, multi-modal transport, customs clearance, distribution centers, and manufacturing shifts to cheaper nations.

  • Describe Total Quality Management in Pharma Industry4:54

    Describe how total quality management in the pharma industry links customer needs with production and quality, building seamless internal and external relationships and ensuring satisfaction.

Requirements

  • No prior knowledge is required

Description

A MUST-READ course for those working in pharmaceutical companies and those willing to pursue degree in Medicine and related fields.  A well-designed course which teaches you about Biopharmaceuticals, Biosimilars, Drug Pricing in Pharma Industry etc.

All those vying to gain much knowledge about Pharma Industry, here is a GOOD OPPORTUNITY for you to get in-depth knowledge about how this industry works.

DID YOU KNOW?

Pharmacy is the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs for preventing, diagnosing, or treating diseases in humans and animals.


Who Should Enrol in this course?

Anyone who is interested in knowing more about how the Pharma Industry works can Enrol in this course.  Very helpful for Entrepreneurs in Pharma field, Medical Students etc.


Why Should You Enrol in this course?

This course not only gives you an overview about Pharma Industry but one can gain good in-sight about the Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Drug Pricing Issues, Factors Affecting the Pharma Industry Growth etc.


What you will learn from this course?

You will learn the following from this course:-

  • What are Biopharmaceuticals

  • Types of Biopharmaceuticals

  • Sources of Biopharmaceuticals

  • What are Biosimilars

  • Factors Affecting Pharma Industry Growth

  • Advent of E-Pharmacy in India

  • Pros & Cons of Patents in Pharma Industry

  • High Drug Pricing Issues in Pharma Industry

  • Understand Pricing of Branded Drugs

  • Markets Segments for Regulation of Drug Pricing

  • Characteristics of Large-scale Process Manufacturing

  • Recipe Management in Pharmaceutical Production

  • Inventory Management in Pharma Industry

  • Supply Chain Management in Pharma Industry

  • Total Quality Management in Pharma Industry

How is this course structured?

The entire course is divided into 15+ modules all in video formats. The course begins with an interesting introduction part which emphasizes the need to learn about the pharma industry and related concepts. As the course progress various important and advanced concepts are also covered.

Real life examples and case studies are used to explain the advanced concepts and to make the course interesting. The entire course is explained using simple English. Images/Icons and infographics are used to add value to the content and make the course interesting.

What are the prerequisites for joining this course?

No prior experience or qualification is required for enrolling in this course. You need uninterrupted internet connection to watch the videos and basic understanding of English.


How you will get benefitted from this course?

After learning this course, you will get to know the challenges faced by the e-pharma industry and also the legal issues in the pharmaceutical industry. This course elaborates in detail about the Factors which Affects the Growth of Pharma Industry.


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Who this course is for:

  • Chemists
  • Medical Representatives
  • Those interested or working in medical field
  • Pharma production units

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