PUBPOL 5113

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  • Schedule of Classes - March 17, 2025 8:55AM EDT

PUBPOL 5113
Key Management Issues in the Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industries

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course provides an overview of the key management issues facing the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The emphasis is on the United States because it is the largest and most profitable market, but we will briefly cover issues affecting global markets.


Enrollment Priority REF-FA25 Enrollment limited to: Sloan Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) students.

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Outcomes REF-FA25

  • Through this course, students will learn to analyze how decisions made throughout drug testing and development impact a drug's performance over its lifecycle.
  • Describe how firms set prices and negotiate with health insurers.
  • Anticipate the pros and cons of a merger, acquisition, or alliance opportunity.
  • Deconstruct and critique drug marketing strategies.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 10400 PUBPOL 5113   LEC 001

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    • TR TBA
    • Aug 25 - Oct 10, 2025

    • Nicholson, S

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous