Student ID: 22130027 Exam: 084073RR - Drug Information Sources When you have completed your exam and reviewed your answers‚ click Submit Exam. Answers will not be recorded until you hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam‚ click Cancel Exam. Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break‚ so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer. 1. Which
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) To understand Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus‚ we must first understand Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is a spherical‚ or coccus‚ bacteria (MRSA). The bacteria usually appears is chains‚ bunches‚ or grape like clusters‚ (Gregory‚ 229). It is a gram-positive aerobic organism that causes skin infections and sometimes pneumonia‚ endocarditis and osteomyelitis (Beers‚ 1442). This infection commonly leads to abscess formations
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Gardasil is a vaccine developed by the Merck pharmaceutical company that helps protect against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 6‚ 11‚ 16‚ and 18. These different strains of the virus can cause any of the following: cervical cancer‚ abnormal and precancerous lesions of the vagina‚ vulva‚ and genital warts. According to the CDC in 2003 the incidence of HPV in women ages 20-24 was at about 45%. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/downloads/mtg-slides-feb08/15-4-hpv.pdf Gardasil does not
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“Strategic marketing focuses on choosing the right products for the right growth markets at the right time” (Jain & Haley‚ 2009‚ p. 26). When Lipitor hit the market in 1997 that is just what it achieved – the right product‚ the right growth market‚ and the right time. Lipitor quickly gained the No. 2 spot with 18% of the market share within the first year that led the way to gain the top spot as the market share leader. Warner-Lambert developed the drug initially but needed to catch up in
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regionalization should involve revitalizing or upgrading the organizational structure‚ resources‚ staff skills and systems of the sales organization in order to be effective. An example of regionalization strategy is pharmaceutical sales ‚ such as Merck & Co. They have moved from centralization to regionalism‚ focusing
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BUSINESS DECISION MAKING INTRODUCTION Johnson and Johnson is an American multinational company founded in Brunswick ‚New Jersey in 1886 by American entrepreneur Robert Wood Johnson. It manufactures pharmaceuticals‚ medical devices and consumer products. J&J and its subsidiaries have operations in over 60 countries and sell their products in over 175 countries. Today‚ it employs 120‚000 people worldwide. They are the world’s second largest manufacturer of health care products and
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What is Private Equity? some of us reading this stories‚ the word private equity may seems a little bit unfamiliar. The definition of private equity by the famous Investopedia is as follows‚ “Equity capital that is not quoted on a public exchange.” Simple isn’t it? Example of private equity in Indonesia is the Orang Tua group. So now we understand about private equity‚ but what’s in it for us finance students? The answer is the Private Equity Firm who specializes in dealing about the private
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intrahepatic bile ducts‚ gallbladder‚ and submaxillary glands. The tracheobronchial glands may appear abnormal and produce excessive secretions. The sweat and small salivary glands may appear normal but secrete excessive amounts of Na and Cl. The Merck Manual pg 2881 Mucus is a substance that coats our epithelial surfaces. It keeps surfaces lubricated and helps prevent disease by trapping dirt and bacteria. Mucus is a mixture of predominantly water
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Total Assets – For this section I picked Safeway and Supervalu Inc. Both companies are in the food retail business. I found that there was minimal difference between their total current assets. Both had about the same cash percentage‚ Supervalu Inc. had 1.2% more in accounts receivable while also having 2.7% less in inventory than Safeway. The difference in total current assets was exactly 3% with Safeway having the advantage. There was a significant discrepancy however in the net PP&E. Safeway’s
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the name of the procedure to be preformed. Once presented to the patient they are expected to sign on the dotted line which gives permission for the procedure to be completed. The ethical dilemma with this process is the consent is to be informed. Merck (2006) wrote "consent becomes informed when the person has the ability to understand and ultimately does understand the potential benefits and risks of his decision and the alternatives to the choice he is making. When a
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