1.Intro: A pharmaceutical drug (medicine or medication and officially medicinal product) is any chemical substance formulated or compounded as single active ingredient or in combination of other pharmacologically active substance‚ it may be in a separate but packed in a single unit pack as combination product intended for internal‚ or external or for use in the medical diagnosis‚ cure‚ treatment‚ or prevention of disease. 2. History: The development of small molecule therapeutic agents for
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The Legal and Ethical Issues of Death and Dying End of Life Issues Advance Directives Why do we need an advance directive? Physicians used to subjectively decide for the patient‚ and the patient did not have autonomy‚ such as CPR for cardiac arrest. Now this decision making has shifted to the patient. Most family members‚ having not been in an ICU before‚ are not prepared to make decisions. Physicians have a sense of whether the patient in the ICU is going to live or die. Typically
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Pain Management in the Elderly Pain is a complex‚ subjective‚ and unpleasant sensation derived from sensory stimuli and modified by memory‚ expectations and emotions (Merck & Co.‚ Inc.‚ 1995). It is a multidimensional and universally experienced phenomenon‚ however‚ the reactions and sensitivity to pain varies widely among individuals‚ especially for the geriatric population (65 years and older). Pain is a common experience for many elderly individuals that has negative consequences on their
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required for product approval characteristically are not constructed to identify rare and adverse effects. Take Vioxx for instance. Vioxx was a heavily promoted drug in the late 1990s and early 2000s. With over $100 million spent in advertising by Merck‚ the drug raked in over $1 billion annually. Asking for Vioxx‚ thinking it was a superior medication‚ patients were not aware that the drug could lead to heart attacks
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2013] Pfizer (2012) Pfizer (2011) Annual Review and Financial Statements 2011. New York: Pfizer Inc. Novartis (2011) Annual Review and Financial Statements 2011. Basel: Novartis AG Novartis (2012) Merck & Co. (2012) About Us [Online] http://www.merck.com/about/home.html [accessed 28th December 2012] Merck & Co Sanofi (2012) Our Company [Online] http://en.sanofi.com/our_company/our_company.aspx [accessed 28th December 2012] Sanofi (2011) Annual review and Financial Statements 2011 AstraZeneca
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Oriented HCBS: House Calls Make a Comeback | American Society on Aging. American Society of Aging‚ 16 Apr. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. Villa‚ Alexandra. "Effects of Aging on the Musculoskeletal System." : Biology of the Musculoskeletal System: Merck Manual Home Edition. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp‚ July 2014. Web. 30 Jan. 2015. "Human Musculoskeletal System." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation‚ n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2015.
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Management in International College Of Engineering & Management in Muscat‚ Al Seeb‚ Sultanate of Oman. I joined Abraj Energy services as Training HSE Advisor. I started work as HSE Advisor with different Clint companies at different Rigs (PDO Rigs‚ Oxy‚ MEDCO‚ and Petro Gas Rigs). I’m responsible for monitoring and enforcing the HSE standards of drilling operation. I am computer literate‚ young‚ healthy person. I enjoy challenging assignments and have worked under extremely harsh field conditions. Trainings
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E1-5 The following information was taken from the 2006 financial statements of pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co. All dollar amounts are in millions. Retained earnings‚ January 1‚ 2006 $37‚980.0 Materials and production expense 6‚001.1 Marketing and administrative expense 8‚165.4 Dividends 3‚318.7 Sales revenue 22‚636.0 Research and development expense 4‚782.9 Tax expense 1‚787.6 Other revenue 2‚677.1 Hint: Prepare income statement and retained earnings statement
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