involves human pharmaceutical products that require a prescription from a physician (Reuters‚ 2012). These products are generally some of Pfizer’s bestselling and most recognizable. Examples of products in this department are Viagra and Lipitor. The Primary Care segment only involves medications for broad range ailments and conditions that cannot be narrowed down to a specific cause‚ such as heart disease or sexual dysfunction. The Specialty Care and Oncology operating system involves drugs and medications
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References: 3 Introduction: The Big Pharma or Pharmaceutical industry is the most important and profitable industry overall. There are many big players in the industry which are running the industry as they want. Because‚ there are so many big people involved in the industry‚ it is often called “Big Pharma”. Approximately‚
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complicated by the fact that developing countries have poor infrastructure‚ poor health care systems and poverty that prevent the distribution of anti-AIDS drugs. The international community is facing a dilemma - How to balance the problem of drug accessibility in the developing world with the need to promote and fund research and development of new drugs in the developed world? Is the cost factor the only issue related to access to medicines? Analysis: As of January 2006‚ UNAIDS and the World Health
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Effects of teenage drug abuse Drugs had a terrible effect on teenagers. It is a bad habit because they don’t know the consequences. When teenagers use drugs‚ the negative effects can be seen in family relationships‚ academic performance‚ and even criminal. Drugs use often leads to a breakdown in family relationships. First of all‚ teens on drugs often stop communicating with parents such as they don’t want to go anywhere with their parents because they want to stay at home and use drugs. Second‚ teens
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background The development of medical services in many regions in Indonesia has not been developing evenly. In the city region‚ medical facilities such as hospitals‚ pharmacies‚ and clinics can be found easily. It is different compared to rural areas where medical facilities are limited and cannot be reached in villages. Few villages only have limited medical facilities such as Puskesmas and small pharmacy. There are villages that only have few doctors who open private
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order 1. Enter prescription/medication order information onto patient profile 2. Select the appropriate product(s) for dispensing (for example‚ brand names‚ generic substitutes‚ therapeutic substitutes‚ formulary restrictions) 3. Obtain pharmaceuticals‚ durable and non-durable medical equipment‚ devices‚ and supplies (including hazardous substances‚ controlled substances‚ and investigational products) from inventory 4. Calculate quantity and days supply of finished dosage forms for dispensing
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the PR tactics of drug companies. James Winter explains these tactics used to persuade doctors to use their brand. In some cases these doctors can get free vacations‚ cars‚ front row seating for a basketball game‚ and a stack of cash. The doctors that respond to these tactics are completely unethical. Doctors have the responsibility to prescribe the best drugs for their patients. Although many Doctors pick what gives the best gift package. Doctors have also been known to push drugs onto patients that
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young individuals may not be fortunate enough to receive. The first step to working into the pharmaceutical industry is to undertake a study in this area‚ I would like to play a role in making people feel better. I am a keen learner and interested in the science of drugs‚ how they work and how little compounds make such a significant impact within our bodies and minds. I also see this career of creating drugs a profession which will never lose demand‚ medicine will always need to be supplied to those
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5 0.45 0.40 0.375 0.40 Selected Industry and Product Description: Pharmaceutical Industry‚ Atorvastatin Drug (Cholesterol Lowering Drug) Existing Trade Relationships & Future Potential3: Russia and European Union are Ukraine’s first and second largest trading partners. Ukraine does not have a FTA with India yet‚ still India stands second in terms of Pharmaceuticals exports to Ukraine‚ next to Germany. Ukraine has a DCFTA and
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Executive summary :Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd. was established as a partnership firm in 1958. In 1991 it was converted into a public limited company. Square Pharmaceuticals Limited is the largest pharmaceutical company in Bangladesh and it has been continuously in the 1st position among all national and multinational companies since 1985. Since 1987 Square has taken aggressive measures to explore new countries as potential export market. More & more countries are getting confidence in Square’s
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