TabsSummary Course details Course type: Online courseDuration: 12 weeks (online)Home fee: £1,300 / £780 / £520Overseas fee: £1,300 / £780 / £520Fee Structure £1,300 standard fee £780 - 40% discounted fee for charity personnel and students £520 - 60% discounted fee for LMIC nationals (national and domiciled in LMIC country)This is an Online / Part-Time, module is available for continuing professional development. This module forms part of our Diploma in Pharmaceutical Systems Overview This module aims to provide you with knowledge and critical understanding of the different aspects of pharmaceutical systems and access to medicines practice. Robust healthcare systems are based on the overlap and interconnectivity of management systems and sub-systems. Changes in one system trigger changes in others. The pharmaceutical system is one of the sub-systems that is fundamental to the WHO building block for medicines and technologies and a crosscutting theme for One Health. However, access to medicines of assured quality still possess problems for many countries. In this module you will: 1) Explore the role of the pharmaceutical system within health systems and One Health, 2) Analyse the affordability, acceptability and quality aspect to access and, 3) You will be encouraged to critically examine the key barriers, gaps and opportunities within these areas and the impact in health programs and systems. Taking a student-centred and problem-solving approach to facilitate deep learning, core information will be presented through several online channels including recorded podcasts, lectures, online learning materials, threaded discussion boards, collaborative work, and chat rooms and this will be enhanced through case studies, career podcasts, online QA sessions and group discussions. LSTM and Quamed (Home - Quamed)have set a collaboration up for the learning units related to quality of medicines. The module is assessed by a written assignment of 2000 words. You will write a policy brief based 1) on a case study drawn from the literature or your own professional experience and 2) from the outcomes of different online individual and collaborative activities with your peers. As formative assessment, you will develop the “context/scope of the problem” and title of your policy brief.Block 0: Module induction Block 1: Introduction to pharmaceutical systems Defining health systems / One Health. WHO health systems model, systems thinking and health systems strengthening. Block 2 - Introduction to access to medicines Defining access to medicines, Universal Health Cover and the Sustainable Development Goals. Barriers and challengers to access to medicines. Introduction to innovation and access (product development partnership). Block 3: Regulatory systems Defining medicines regulation and the role and responsibility of regulatory authorities. WHO Global Benchmarking Tool and Maturity Levels for regulatory authorities. Medicines regulatory harmonization. Innovation and regulation. Block 4: Introduction to Quality of medicines General QA principals. Norms and standards for medical products, international pharmacopeia. Substandard and falsified medical products. Strategies and approaches to assure the quality of medicines (example - Prequalification of medical products). Block 5: Affordability Introduction to international trade and the legal context for medicines. Key players. pricing and financing strategies: price, pharmaceutical cost, and value for money Entrance RequirementsAcademic requirements: Qualified health care professionals; including pharmacist, doctors, nurses or health managers with proven experience of more than 1-2 years in the pharmacy field.Work experience: Pharmacists, doctors, nurses, and health professionals with a minimum 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in pharmacy, either within national health programmes or in a related area such as pharmacy, hospitals, health centres, senior management roles, or industry.English language requirements: The programme is taught in English. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of at least 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all learning components, or a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of at least 88 for the Internet-based Test (iBT), with minimum scores of 21 for Listening and Writing, 22 for Reading and 23 for Speaking. Tests should be within their validity period of 2 years. Other tests are also accepted - please see our English language pages for a full list https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/study/international-and-eu-students/english-language-requirements AimsThis course aims to: Appraise theories of pharmaceutical systems and frameworks for strengthening within the context of health systems. Critically review key aspects within pharmaceutical systems that impacts access to medicines Evaluate the influence of the different legislation and policy at international, regional and national levels. 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