Pharmaceutical Industry Essentials

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General information

This course comprises 2 x three and half hour virtual sessions with up to 30 minutes home preparation required in between the sessions (6 CPD credits)

Course Dates: 
Virtual sessions held 10:00 – 13:30 hrs (UK Time)
17th and 18th September 2020

Workshop aim: this full day workshop offers a valuable insight into the structure and function of the pharmaceutical industry; helping you to understand and perform well within your environment.  This course is aimed at junior staff.

Facilitator: Phil Yates, Coachwise Consultants

Audience: This event is aimed at junior consultants who are new to the pharmaceutical industry.  However, it is also open to more senior consultants/account managers who think they would benefit from having a general overview of the whole industry.

For further information about this course please contact: Jude at Coachwise Consultants by email or telephone +44(0)1902 851 199.  To register, please book online here.

Access to HCA Online Events

Approximately 24 hours in advance, you will receive by email a link with details about how to access this event. We use Zoom as our digital platform.  Zoom also has Android and iOS apps which can be downloaded in advance should you wish to participate using a mobile device.
N.B. Please ensure you have registered at least 24 hours in advance in order to receive login details.

Learning objectives
  • Be aware of the history and development of the pharmaceutical industry
  • Know how the industry is segmented and the identity of its major players both now and in the future
  • Understand the protection afforded to a pharmaceutical product through its patent
  • Understand the development process by which a promising molecule becomes a profitable drug
  • Be able to differentiate between the various phases of pre-clinical and clinical development
  • Know how pharmaceutical products are licensed through Regulatory authorities and appreciate the importance and process of pharmacovigilance
  • Know how and increasingly where drugs are manufactured
  • Appreciate the various laws and codes of practice which control the industry
  • Be aware of the major pharmaceutical markets and know how companies access these markets before then promoting their products
  • Have considered potential future trends within the industry and therefore future opportunities

This workshop is accredited by the CPD Standards Office and provides participants with six hours of CPD training.

£390.00 per person (ex. VAT)

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£230.00 per person (ex. VAT)

£610.00 per person (ex. VAT)
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Pharmaceutical Industry Essentials

Online Training

Thu 17 Sep 2020, 18 Sep 2020

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM BST
(11:00 AM - 2:30 PM CEST)