UC Irvine Extension Offers an Online Course Essential to Pharmaceutical Professionals; School Integrates Online Technology to Provide Informative Course for Busy Professionals.IRVINE, Calif. -- Busy pharmaceutical professionals who don't have the time to attend traditional classes will now have the opportunity to enhance their careers as their schedules permit with UC Irvine Extension's new online course offering, "Regulatory Requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. for Pharmaceutical Products." The course begins Monday, Sept. 25. This is the first time UC Irvine Extension has offered the highly demanded course in an online format to accommodate professionals on the go. The course is designed for pharmaceutical professionals involved in drug discovery, manufacturing, quality control, and clinical studies. "By understanding regulatory requirements in the pharmaceutical industry, students are contributing to the overall quality management factor for their company," said Rogelio C. Rodriguez, director of engineering and science programs at UC Irvine Extension. "UC Irvine Extension expanded its course offerings to include 'Regulatory Requirements for Pharmaceutical Products' online in order to accommodate the lifestyles of busy professionals and allow them to stay abreast of this ever-changing industry in a time-effective manner." Students will explore the intricate processes involved in the overall development of a pharmaceutical product. Topics covered include identifying the characterization A rather long and fancy word for analyzing a system or process and measuring its "characteristics." For example, a Web characterization would yield the number of current sites on the Web, types of sites, annual growth, etc. of pharmaceutical products, assessing and implementing good manufacturing practices Good Manufacturing Practice or GMP (also referred to as 'cGMP' or 'current Good Manufacturing Practice') is a term that is recognized worldwide for the control and management of manufacturing and quality control testing of foods and pharmaceutical products. (GMP GMP (guanosine monophosphate): see guanine. ) and good laboratory practices (GLP See gateway location protocol. ) and understanding how to conform with regulatory compliance and risk management requirements. The importance of medical product labeling and how to write submissions to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ) will also be discussed. For more information, contact Rogelio C. Rodriguez at 949-824-5380. Enrollment is offered online at www.extension.uci.edu or by calling 949-824-5414. As the continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). arm of UCI, UC Irvine Extension is dedicated to providing a university-level learning experience for students, offering thousands of exciting courses and programs to local, regional and global constituencies. UC Irvine Extension offers a rich array of academic and community programs to support a diverse audience, from a wide selection of academic programs to numerous campus activities. For more information, please visit www.extension.uci.edu. The University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Irvine is a top-ranked university dedicated to research, scholarship and community service. Founded in 1965, UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses, with more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students and about 1,400 faculty members. The second-largest employer in dynamic Orange County, UCI contributes an annual economic impact of $3.3 billion. For more UCI news, visit www.today.uci.edu. |
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