About This Issue

The Consumers, Pharmaceutical Policy and Health Program fosters research and education on public policy issues related to prescription medicines and the pharmaceutical industry with particular emphasis on the interaction of public policies and private decisions for health and consumer well-being.

The program provides seed money for faculty research projects, graduate fellowships and assistantships, seminars and coursework on pharmaceutical policy issues.

It is funded by a grant from the Merck Company Foundation’s Program on Pharmaceutical Policy Issues, designed to help academic institutions conduct independent research in pharmaceutical and health policy issues.