research and if they will not recover the investments by selling patented drugs‚they will not invest anymore and they will not find other better solutions against AIDS and other deseases of the third millennium( a good example in this idea is MSD-Merck company‚very well known as the most ethical pharmaceutical company‚who was obliged to renounce to the finding of the vaccine against AIDS because they loosed too much money with the drugs against AIDS already discovered ). So‚from my point of vue
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Dan Sweeney March 7‚ 2012 1. & 2) Short-term: The quick ratio‚ also known as acid-test ratio‚ calculates a company’s cash and accounts receivable divided by its current liabilities. This ratio is a more stringent measure of liquidity than the current ratio in that it excludes inventories and other current assets. Pfizer has a quick ratio of 1.78 while the industry median is 1.21. This shows the company does not rely too much on inventory of other assets to pay for short-term liabilities.
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mandating a vaccine the affordability of it should be taken into consideration. Adams argues that if the pharmaceutical companies are so concerned with the health of young girls then the vaccine should undoubtedly be offered for free. He contends that “if Merck was really about “patients first‚” they should convert to a 501(c)3 non-profit…and give all their drugs away for free as a gift for humankind” (446). Furthermore‚ Allen states that mandating a vaccine and not making it affordable to families of all
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in one study reported that such requests were made during about “40% of doctor visits and were successful more than half the time” (2). For example‚ one of the most frequently cited example regarding an issue with a drug‚ Vioxx. During that time‚ Merck spent over $100 trillion per year to build the drug into a “blockbuster” seller. Patients started to request that drug‚ but without knowing that it could lead to a stroke or myocardial infraction (2). In most DTC ads‚ they emphasize drug benefits over
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INTRODUCTION Empagliflozin is a potent and selective sodium-dependent glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor. The chemical name of empagliflozin is (1S)-1‚ 5-anhydro-1-(4-chloro-3-{4-[(3S)-tetrahydrofuran-3-yloxy] benzyl} phenyl)-D-glucitol and its molecular formula is C17H19ClO2Si.figure no 1. Empagliflozin selectively inhibits SGLT-2 in the kidney‚ resulting in direct‚ insulin-independent‚ elimination of glucose by the kidney. The primary pharmacodynamics effect of empagliflozin on inhibition of glucose
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been a Godsend. I couldn’t imagine having to go through the struggles that many initial Americans had to endure when we first colonized this country. In the first line‚ Bradstreet opens with "If ever two were one‚ then surely we" (Muller and Williams 225)‚ showing the complete unity between her and her husband. In the
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items to sell in her store. She purchases a lamp for $125 and sells it for $225‚ Determine the following: a) dollar markup dollar markup = selling price – cost: $225-125 = $100 b) markup percentage on cost dollar markup/cost $100/$125 = 80% c) markup percentage on selling price dollar markup/selling price $100/$225 = 44% 1.3 A consumer purchases a toaster from a retailer for $60. The
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The current model of the pharmaceutical market creates a conflict between the competing interests of the patients and the pharmaceutical industry where the increasing market expansion and profitability of the industry is happening at the cost of patients’ ability to receive the most appropriate and effective treatment. The interests of the Pharmaceutical industry outcompeted the interests of patients and public health providers by the increased integration and resulting influence of the pharmaceutical
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Running Head: History of Trigonometry History of Trigonometry Rome Fiedler History of Mathematics 501 University of Akron April 29‚ 2012 History of Trigonometry: An Introduction Trigonometry is useful in our world. By exploring where these concepts come from provides an understanding in putting this mathematics to use. The term Trigonometry comes from the Greek word trigon‚ meaning triangle and the Greek word meatria meaning measurement. However it
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Cited: Beers‚ Mark H.‚ and Robert Berkow‚ eds. The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. Whitehouse Station‚ NJ: Merck Research Laboratories‚ 1999. "Sixth Nerve Palsy." Sixth Nerve Palsy. Wikipedia‚ 16 Nov. 2008. Web. 05 October 2009. <www.en.wikipedia.org/Sixth_nerve_palsy>.
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