Questions 1 through 7 1. On balance‚ do you think Merck is an ethical and socially responsible company? Why or why not? How about Pfizer? In my opinion‚ Merck is not an ethical and socially responsible company with introducing Vioxx into pharmaceutical market. Before the Vioxx approval by FDA‚ scientists from University of Pennsylvania found that the drug could bring some serious results such as cardiovascular‚ and there were many serious cardiovascular problems during testing on patients. However
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1. Overview of the global pharmaceutical industry In 2003‚ Britain’s Guardian newspaper commented that‚ “on the face of it‚ the global pharmaceutical industry looks like the epitome of a modern‚ mature industry that has found a comfortable way to make profits by the billion: it ’s global‚ hi-tech‚ and has the ultimate customer‚ the healthcare budgets of the world ’s richest countries.” Guardian sept 2003 The global pharmaceutical industry is nowadays made up of thousands of companies contained
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Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Business Environment 3 Agenda • • • • • • • History Indian Pharmaceutical Evolution Facts and Figures Regulatory Framework Current ongoing activities SWOT Analysis The India Advantage 4 History • Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Works‚ Calcutta‚ the first Indian pharmaceutical company established in 1901 • Still exists as one of the 5 government owned drug manufacturers • Next 60 years saw most of the drugs imported from multinationals 5 History
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Merck‚ being on one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world today‚ came from a meek beginning and still encounters many problems today while trying to maintain a lead amongst its competition. While being looked at as a research and development driven company‚ Merck now has to go beyond R&D to stay competitive in the pharmaceutical industry. Attracting talent to work for the company has never been a problem for Merck‚ but the bigger question was whether or not this talent would be able
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eSectoral Survey Pharmaceutical Industry in Egypt November 2010 Sectoral survey: Pharmaceutical Industry Index Page 1. Introduction 2. Definition 3. Regulatory framework 3.1.Regulatory body 3.2.Pricing 3.3.TRIPS 3 4 4 4. Market analysis 4.1.Market structure 4.2.Consumption 4.3.Production 4.4.Key players 7 5. Trade 5.1.Exports 5.2.Imports 5.3.Balance of trade 9 6. SWOT analysis 7. Outlook 8. Recommendations 9. Conclusion Appendix References 11 12 13 13 2
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RFID in Pharmaceutical Industry In 2004‚ US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called for the implementation of RFID technology to track the distribution of prescription drugs in order to protect the medical supply chain from counterfeit drugs by 2007. Initially‚ California State Board of Pharmacy has mandated RFID technology but later extended implementation date until 2015. In 2007‚ Kalorama Information predicted in a report that market for RFID solutions in pharmaceutical industry would
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Specify the types of country risks that pharmaceutical firms face in international business. How do the political and legal systems of countries affect the global pharmaceutical industry? The different types of country risks for the pharmaceutical firms are: 1. Pricing: Many Asian and African countries are poor and cannot afford the costly medicines. The Pharmaceutical firms spend vast amounts on R&D in creating and marketing drugs‚ thus charging high prices enables for cost of
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Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Industry By Sarker Imran‚ RRU‚ BC‚ Canada | | There are several sectors on which Bangladesh can be proud of and undoubtedly the pharmaceutical sector is one of these sectors‚ rather it is the sector‚ which is the second-largest contributor to the government exchequer. There are about 231 companies in this sector and the approximate total market size is about Taka 76‚500 million per year of which about 97% of the total requirement of medicines is created by the
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Industry overview Pharmaceutical sector is an important industry of any modern day economic power. Pharmaceutical industry in India has a very humble past. After independence‚ development of pharmaceutical industry was one of the top agenda of government along with steel and manufacturing industry. The market was protected against competition for a long period of time by giving incentives to small firms‚ license-raj etc. Today the Indian pharmaceutical industry is the front-runner science-based
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Jennifer Ambert Prof Weren Fall 12’ Tuesday 6p-8:40p MGT4600-61 Pfizer Case Study 1. Why has the pharmaceutical industry been so successful historically? The pharmaceutical industry has been such a successful industry for numerous reasons: • Patent protection is considered to be an incentive for investing‚ and also creates customer loyalty. • Generic brands have been profitable and cost efficient for buyers. This simply means that suppliers don’t need to offer a particular name brand;
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