Pepcid Case Analysis 1. Why does Merck want to switch Pepcid to OTC status when the patent is good for another six years? How attractive is this opportunity? Over-the-counter market growth is attractive to pharmaceutical companies like P&G who successfully changed Aleve from prescription strength to OTC. Once the patent for Pepcid expires in six years there will inevitably be fierce competition. Since the FDA usually takes so long to process an approval for a prescription-to-OTC switch
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet Name Institution Man has come an extremely long way from during his journey from Neanderthal to Homo sapiens. The nineties saw a significant turn around‚ when they invented the computers. Until‚ some few years back‚ the word internet was anonymous to many people. However‚ today the internet has evolved into the powerful communication equipment for individuals around the world. The internet is a collection of various resources and services (Buchanan‚ 2002)
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Advantages and disadvantages of entertainment to society? Present day entertainments are either good or bad or ugly. Advantages: good ones with pure fun‚ frolic‚ knowledge dissemination through various media keep us in good moods‚ healthy thoughts and entertained. Bad ones can be ignored by matured audience or readers but nonetheless‚ they leave a bad impression on our minds. The ugly ones are those that border on vulgarism like hard core porno entertainments‚ horror movies or badly worded books
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The Disadvantage of the Smart Phones Good morning to all my friends and the teachers. Today‚ I would like to speak about the disadvantage of the smart phones. Nowadays‚ most of Malaysians have smart phones. This gadget has many advantages and disadvantage to us. Talking about disadvantages‚ there are lot of negative aspects of using mobile phones. Firstly‚ using cell phones too much will probably be harmful for human’s health as it can increase the risk of brain cancer. Lacking of face-to-face
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Disadvantage: Cost * While newspaper advertising is cost-efficient‚ magazine advertising can be costly depending on the popularity of the magazine‚ its history‚ readership‚ frequency and production costs. Smaller publications that are unable to garner the attention of large brands may offer lower advertising rates. Since print advertising prices vary‚ companies offer databases which provide businesses with advertising rates‚ contact information and advertising schedules for major and niche print
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Many people fear the Internet because of its disadvantages. They claim to not use the Internet because they are afraid of the possible consequences or are simply not interested. People who have yet connected to the Internet claim they are not missing anything. Today’s technological society must realize that it is up to them to protect themselves on the Internet. Children using the Internet have become a big concern. Most parents do not realize the dangers involved when their children connect
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing Outsourcing is an allocation of specific business processes to a specialist external service provider. Most of the times an organization cannot handle all aspects of a business process internally. Additionally some processes are temporary and the organization does not intend to hire in-house professionals to perform the tasks. Once the task is outsourced to the service provider‚ he will take the responsibility of carrying out the tasks and maintaining
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Advantages and disadvantages of technology? * 5 years ago * Report Abuse Zwun Best Answer - Chosen by Voters advantages- 1.made mundane things faster(paying bills‚ writing letters etc) 2.easier- like u asking a question and just waiting fer d ans :) 3. enabled us to explain previously unexplained things ( like what is matter made up of ‚etc) 4. made organization‚ co ordination more feasible on a larger scale 5. is helping us evolve faster(mentally) 6. Has given us the
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The Disadvantages of Homeschooling Homeschooling is when students are educated at home by parents or tutors rather than attending public or private school. Many parents home school their children to keep them sheltered from the environment and the world. I believe homeschooling should only be an option in extreme situations because there are numerous disadvantages. The three major disadvantages are the lack of resources‚ the lack of patience from parents‚ and the lack of socialization with peers
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Collaborations Katrina Artis‚ Douglas Dixon‚ Elonto Hernandez University Of Phoenix IT ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CMGT/530 Shelley Pumphrey January 25‚ 2010 Advantages and Disadvantages of Collaborations Collaboration happens when two or more people join forces and work together to achieve a goal. People offer their knowledge‚ abilities‚ and skills to help each other. Teams are an excellent example of collaboration. Working in teams has become a trend in
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