PHMD 5345 — Integrated Social and Administrative Sciences 4
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: M/WBostonTraditional
Introduces the principles of economic theory of healthcare, pharmaceutical markets, and economic evaluation of health products and services. Economic theory topics include fundamentals of supply and demand, market structure, market failure, and the role of government, with a focus on pharmaceutical products and market. Economic evaluation topics include measuring costs and benefits of a specific treatment, types of formal decision analysis, ethical considerations, and implementation in the real world. Studies advanced development of applied drug information skills important to the pharmacist in areas of formulary support, health informatics, medication error and adverse event reporting, and quality assurance. Covers analysis and evaluation of laws, rules, and regulations controlling pharmacy practice related to medication dispensing.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 69 | 70 | 99% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Ning Zhang (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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