Introduction to the UK Pharma Industry & Medical Affairs

This module is designed to provide an overview of the corporate structure and function of a typical large Pharmaceutical Company. The purpose of the module is to educate on the basics of company structure and organisation, specifically aimed at those who are used to non-corporate work organisations such as the Health Service, or Research and Academia.

This module aims to provide a top line overview of the overarching purpose and function of the Pharmaceutical Industry as a whole. It focusses on the driving forces behind the Industry, inclusive of Patient unmet need, scientific advance and capitalist nature of business.

This module aims to provide an overview to the structure, function, and roles within the Medical Affairs team of most Pharmaceutical companies. In this module we will explore who works within the department, the various roles, and some example projects/workstreams that are common to the department.

This module provides an overview of some of the integral functions and departments within a Pharmaceutical company. It has been produced from the perspective of those working (or aspiring to work) within Medical Affairs, and aims to describe and summarise these functions with respect to workstreams, projects and alliances that typical exist between these departments.

This module provides an overview of activities and materials that are commonly utilised in the promotion of prescription only medicines (POMs), and is aimed specifically at those wishing to pursue a career within Medical Affairs. The module provides a summary of drug life cycle management, along with the role of sales and marketing in successful commercialisation following launch. The module also highlights and contextualizes the relevance of the ABPI code with respect to these activities and the promotion of POMs in general.

This module provides an overview of the non-promotional activities typically involving, or lead by, the Medical Affairs team within a Pharmaceutical company. It provides both summary examples of these common projects/workstreams, and additionally highlights their importance with respect to activities within the remit of the ABPI code of Practice.

This module provides an introductory overview to the way in which medicines are centrally regulated by the MHRA inclusive of legal category designation, and how the activities of the Pharmaceutical Industry concerning prescription only medicines (POMs) are regulated. The module provides an overview and purpose of the ABPI, its associated ABPI code of practice, and the function and duties of the PMCPA.

This module provides an overview regarding the rationale and purpose for materials review and approval, along with its relevance and contextualisation to the ABPI code of practice. It introduces the process in which materials and activities are typically reviewed, approved, disseminated and stored within Digital Asset Management (DAM) software platforms such as "Veeva Vault PromotMats". This module is aimed at those wishing to better understand the review and approval process from the perspective of Medical Affairs, and inclusive of its relevance and importance to the ABPI code of practice.

This module provides an introduction to health economics, the UK health care system structure,  and the way that treatments and medicines are assessed via Health Technology Appraisals by healthcare policy makers and commissioning groups such as NICE. The module provides this overview from the perspective of the Medical Affairs team, and is aimed at upskilling aspiring candidates regarding the involvement of Medical within these associated projects.