650 Search Results for Economics of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Since its inception, the Food and Drug act developed into the Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for oversight and administration of the rules. Once an application to test a new drug compound has been approved, it must pass a series Continue Reading...
Pfizer
The Economics of the Pharmaceutical Industry -- Focus on Pfizer Drugs
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According to its official website, Pfizer Incorporated "discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets leading prescription medi Continue Reading...
There are two constant irritations in U.S. pharma companies' relationships internationally:
Some developing nations, such as India, Brazil and South Africa, are chipping away at the patent situation, trying to shorten the time until the drugs can Continue Reading...
McKesson Corporation (Mckesson) is an American pharmaceutical distributor with operations mainly in the U.S. The firm has been in operation since 1833, and boasts extensive market share, robust financial strength, and strong market power. The firm ha Continue Reading...
Patents in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Intellectual property theft through piracy and counterfeiting has risen dramatically over the last couple of decades. As a result, the level of activity of pirates and counterfeiters has increased, and so has t Continue Reading...
Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis -- and the People Who Pay the Price.
Brief summary of the book, including strengths and weaknesses
Jonathan Cohn's "The Untold Story of America's Health-Care Crisis and the People Who Pay the P Continue Reading...
Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Pharmaceutical Industry
An Exploratory Study
Outlook of CSR in India
History of CSR in India
Philanthropy in Indian Society
Modern Form of CSR in Indian Society
Profile of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Continue Reading...
Marketing Management
While the pharmaceutical industry generally designs marketing campaigns to focus on customers, leaders in this sector must be able to set themselves apart from their competitors . In ideally achieving a leadership role in this i Continue Reading...
Anglo American5-3. Because such a large percentage of its workforce consists of migrant workers who are more likely to acquire and spread HIV/AIDS, should Anglo adopt the policy of not hiring migrant workers? Should the South African government close Continue Reading...
Pharmaceutical Companies, Intellectual Property, and the Global AIDS Epidemic
For this case study, six questions had been asked. The first one is: Should pharmaceutical companies distribute drugs at low cost in third world countries? What are the pr Continue Reading...
New communication technologies require stricter scrutiny, as well. The threat of reprisal is the most effective measure against intellectual property right infringements, and for this reason one of the most essential actions that can be taken in thi Continue Reading...
Japanese-American Biopharmaceutical Industry in the 21st Century
Optimizing Ethical Drug Availability
Between These Two
Pharmaceutical Superpowers"
The Japanese-American biopharmaceutical industry represents an ongoing international effort betwee Continue Reading...
pharmaceuticals in Russia. The writer provides an overview of the history of the topic as well as the current concerns in the field. There were five sources used to complete this paper.
When the Soviet Union dismantled its communist regime and bega Continue Reading...
Economics
The issue of "liberal immigration of non-professionals" can be compared to a similar process going on in the European Union. As we know, 10 new countries, many of them from Central and Eastern Europe, have joined the European Union in May Continue Reading...
Product or Service Supplied
The product supplied to patients is generic pharmaceuticals. “A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug which is equivalent to a brand-name product in dosage, route of administration, strength, quality, Kinet Continue Reading...
Economics of Alcohol Abuse
Econcs Of Drugs & Alcohol
How an Economist Might Approach Alcohol Abuse
One answer would be to raise price by decree. Holding all other factors the same, this artificial price increase would initially reduce quantity Continue Reading...
Capital stock in Vietnam has increased manifold in the past decade, and has fuelled the country's strong economic growth.
Vietnam does not have extensive natural resources. Most of the country is heavily farmed. The country is self-sufficient in oi Continue Reading...
Economic Issue in Health Care
Inflation affects all the segments of an economy; including individuals, businesses, and governments in a number of ways. The healthcare industry also takes its impacts on each and every aspect of its operations; like c Continue Reading...
Economics
Suggest Economic Approach
Suggest how an economist would approach the problem of alcohol abuse. Provide two (2) possible solutions to this problem. Include the four (4) elements of the economic way of thinking in your analysis.
Analyze h Continue Reading...
Economics of Healthcare
The Economics of Health Care
The healthcare in the United States is a system of economics that has been referred to as a Ponzi scheme and most assuredly, the economics of the U.S. healthcare system are unsound at best. The U Continue Reading...
Economic Efficiency
Right now, we are seeing the beginning of the rollout of Obamacare, the kludge solution to America's broken health care system. The Affordable Care Act is a suite of laws and regulations that are designed to improve access to hea Continue Reading...
As a result, this protection was removed to increase the supply and ensure that the public has access to affordable drugs. ("Pharmaceutical Companies," n.d., pp. 97-99)
Some of the negative implications of this decision are that there could be larg Continue Reading...
Drugs are an especially significant problem. The high cost of prescription drugs, however, does not just derive from the expertise to develop them. Drug companies receive patent protection for drugs that allows them to charge monopoly rents. This is Continue Reading...
Managed a team of 50 people that includes 10 direct reports. Grew Wal-mart drugs portfolio profit by $14 Million (+26%) through driving volume growth and reconfiguration of packaging offerings that drove significant cost savings.
Responsibilities a Continue Reading...
Pfizer Inc. - Good Buy in Pharmaceutical Stock?
Pfizer Inc., is a giant in the Pharmaceutical Sector. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol PFE. Its principle activities include the research and manufacturing of prescriptio Continue Reading...
Interest rates will be lowered reaching 3.4% in 2011 and borrowers won't have to begin repayments until they are making about $15,000." (Education Portal, 2007) Furthermore, the effectiveness of this bill is questioned because after 2011 interest ra Continue Reading...
International Economics Law
International Trade Law
WTO Introduction
The World Trade Organization, or WTO, is an international body that is located in Geneva, Switzerland and was officially founded in 1995 (The World Trade Organanization, 2012). T Continue Reading...
Managerial Economics: The Demand & Supply Model
Managerial economics is the application of the economic theory using quantitative and statistical tools to analyze how organizations can achieve their aims and objectives. In other words, the manag Continue Reading...
Saudi Arabian pharmaceutical market is one of the largest in the Middle East. Within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Arabia represents 65%, or $1.7 billion, of the pharmaceutical market (EPSICOM, 2011). This work will analyze the unique op Continue Reading...
Wyeth may have been prescient in recognizing the need to break the mold in pharmaceutical research: the old model of heavy, expensive and long research projects (with a concomitant high rate of failure) needed to be addressed. Also, the earlier emph Continue Reading...
As a result, the Govt. has been eager to encourage self-medication, where probable, in an endeavor to save money and time as optimizing convenience for the consumer. (the UK OTC Pharmaceuticals Market: UK pharmaceutical market report)
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Pharmaceutical Gray Market on Operations and Strategies
The safety, security and prices of pharmaceuticals in the United States represent a fundamental national security interest. When essential drugs are unavailable or priced too high, the public' Continue Reading...
Overall the growth of the homebuilder industry is consistently in flux. This is because, this particular industry is not nearly as solidified in its infrastructure as the above two industries. As a result, speculation and investment often drives hom Continue Reading...
Strategic Analysis of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Division
This study provides the strategic analysis of Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceutical division to assist the company developing an effective strategy to achieve the competitive marke Continue Reading...
Management
Case Analysis: Pharma, Intellectual Property
Prior to 2003, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry heavily restricted intellectual property rights that would allow African countries and others ravaged by AIDS to receive generic medicine
There Continue Reading...
ZAP and the Electric Vehicle Industry
Executive Report
This report will be discussing several relevant aspects related to ZAP and to the electric vehicles industry. After a brief introduction, I will proceed to discuss in detail an analysis on the Continue Reading...
Risk Minimization
Contract, international law, and business law for WorldWide
Before entering into any legal agreement, it is essential to have our legal staff carefully review the provisions of the contract. The contract must be both legal and enf Continue Reading...
chief economic principle that must be confronted in the horrifying picture Steven Brill paints in "Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us" is the devastating effect caused by economic monopoly. Brill tiptoes around the issue, and basically de Continue Reading...
The other considerations weight more heavily. There are likely some cost savings due to economies of scale, although that would be difficult to test for in a product such as Viagra, which has enjoyed strong sales its entire existence, and for which Continue Reading...