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PHAR7824: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development

2024 unit information

This capstone unit develops the critical thinking needed to transform a new therapeutic drug or a device into a commercially viable product. Students will critically appraise scientific and clinical data and information to prepare the early-stage development, pre-clinical, clinical and regulatory strategies for approval by either the TGA or another regulatory jurisdiction, as well as the reimbursement submission strategy for Australia or relevant jurisdiction.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Pharmacy

Code PHAR7824
Academic unit Pharmacy
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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18 credit points of stream specific units of study
Prohibitions:
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PCOL5104
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Critically appraise available scientific and clinical data and literature for a therapeutic area
  • LO2. Develop and justify an early‐stage pre‐clinical and clinical strategy for a new therapeutic product to treat or diagnose a disease
  • LO3. Develop and justify a global regulatory strategy for a new therapeutic product to treat or diagnose a disease
  • LO4. Develop and justify a reimbursement strategy for a new therapeutic product to treat or diagnose a disease
  • LO5. Integrate knowledge, skills and experience of therapeutic product development, regulation and reimbursement using reflective practice

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2024
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2023
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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