What follows is a guide; you can get more information from the catalog and buy books and CDs at www.atlasbooks.com/uohc. We recommend a web-based program for large companies, and we can accommodate small divisions with either a web-based program or a multi-user CD. Individuals would do best with CDs unless they feel more comfortable with books.

There are three major areas of pharmaceutical companies where training is required--sales, clinical trials (GCPs, or Good Clinical Practices), and manufacturing (GMPs, or Good Manufacturing Practices)--and we have unique products for all three audiences.

SALES: In addition to our special sales skills courses, we have several specific to pharmaceuticals. Powerful Pharmaceutical Sales and Powerful Medical Device Sales are multimedia CDs that give the sales representative comprehensive knowledge about how to to increase sales while working in an ethical, respectful manner with hospitals and health providers. The courses teach how to behave with staff in addition to the typical rules and regulations. (They are also available as books, but we recommend the multimedia CD or web versions.) Laugh and Learn Pharmaceutical Sales Code teaches the rules regarding gifts to providers through the story of a bumbling pharmaceutical representative. This is an excellent compliance tool for pharmaceutical and medical device sales forces.

GMPs: Computers are the foundation of modern manufacturing in FDA-regulated facilities. Pharmaceutical Computer Validation Introduction makes the subject fun to learn. Agent GXP FDA Part 11 teaches the regulations on electronic records--a crucial and hard to understand topic--through a spoof on a hostage story. The course teaches the reader not only the regulations, but also how to understand and apply them. Pharmaceutical Quality Control Lab teaches about the most common source of FDA citations. We have a lower cost CD package of the above courses called GMP Training Package.

CLINICAL TRIALS: Nowadays, computers are increasingly important in clinical trials, so Agent GXP FDA Part 11 is also crucial for this group. Agent GCP and the Bloody Consent Form consists of 9 smaller courses and a final exam and covers all the regulations on informed consent procedures and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)--that is, the regulations of Good Clinical Practices in 45 CFR 46, 21 CFR 50, 21 CFR 56, and other regulations. It is useful for any organization conducting clinical trials or informed consent outside of a clinical trial. The exciting, suspenseful, and sometimes zany plot of a murder in a clinical trial is interweaved with interactivity and teaching of the regulations in an unforgettable manner. Subjects are modularized so that learners can take one subject out of sequence should they need to. At the completion, learners will have obtained a superb knowledge of informed consent and IRB regulations.

For all people in FDA-regulated industries, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Documents collects the most important federal documents on a variety of subjects in one searchable CD. Also, many HIPAA and OSHA courses are relevant as well.

Global Pharmaceuticals in the 21st Century is an excellent overview of the pharmaceutical industry for an introductory to middle level audience.