Merck‚ being on one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world today‚ came from a meek beginning and still encounters many problems today while trying to maintain a lead amongst its competition. While being looked at as a research and development driven company‚ Merck now has to go beyond R&D to stay competitive in the pharmaceutical industry. Attracting talent to work for the company has never been a problem for Merck‚ but the bigger question was whether or not this talent would be able
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Questions 1 through 7 1. On balance‚ do you think Merck is an ethical and socially responsible company? Why or why not? How about Pfizer? In my opinion‚ Merck is not an ethical and socially responsible company with introducing Vioxx into pharmaceutical market. Before the Vioxx approval by FDA‚ scientists from University of Pennsylvania found that the drug could bring some serious results such as cardiovascular‚ and there were many serious cardiovascular problems during testing on patients. However
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1) PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 1.1 Industry Background: The total industry can broadly be classified into two categories. Theses are a) Patent Medicines b) Generic Medicines Patent medicines are the products that are invented by the company‚ who have their own research team working on their own laboratories. These products are patented for many years to enjoy the monopoly market. After years of business the formulation is sold in the market so that others can go into mass production
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RFID in Pharmaceutical Industry In 2004‚ US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called for the implementation of RFID technology to track the distribution of prescription drugs in order to protect the medical supply chain from counterfeit drugs by 2007. Initially‚ California State Board of Pharmacy has mandated RFID technology but later extended implementation date until 2015. In 2007‚ Kalorama Information predicted in a report that market for RFID solutions in pharmaceutical industry would
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eSectoral Survey Pharmaceutical Industry in Egypt November 2010 Sectoral survey: Pharmaceutical Industry Index Page 1. Introduction 2. Definition 3. Regulatory framework 3.1.Regulatory body 3.2.Pricing 3.3.TRIPS 3 4 4 4. Market analysis 4.1.Market structure 4.2.Consumption 4.3.Production 4.4.Key players 7 5. Trade 5.1.Exports 5.2.Imports 5.3.Balance of trade 9 6. SWOT analysis 7. Outlook 8. Recommendations 9. Conclusion Appendix References 11 12 13 13 2
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The global pharmaceutical industry Introduction Pharmaceutical industry is the one of big revenue business in the world. There are lots of company gains a lot of profit and market share in this industry. Most of those companies were established in 19 century and early 20 century. This study explains their model development process of pharmaceutical industry‚ it details some issue like Thalidomide tragedy in 1970’s and legislation‚ then decreases the risk of side effect and protects the patient
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R&D and manufacturing facilities receive ISO 9001 certification from RWTUV‚ Germany 1994 Biocon establishes Syngene International Pvt. Ltd. as a Custom research Company (CRC) to address the growing need for outsourced R&D in the pharmaceutical sector 1996 The commercial success of Biocon’s proprietary fermentation plant leads to a 3-fold expansion Biocon leverages its technology platform to enter biopharmaceuticals and statins 1998 Unilever inks a deal with ICI to sell
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The Global Pharmaceutical Industry In the pharmaceutical industry market segments can be found depending on the criteria used. For example‚ geographically there are three main market segments (the Triad accounting for 80% and with the strongest growth): The United States of America‚ Europe and Japan with the main future segment being the least developed countries. Another way of classifying the market segments that the pharmaceutical industries face is by those products directed to primary care
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Stringent government regulation and powerful purchaser pressures. • Governments focused on pharmaceuticals in efforts to control rising healthcare expenditure. • Inter-country pricing disparities. Economic • European free trade agreements. Social • Ageing populations create pressure on healthcare systems. • Epidemic or chronic diseases (e.g. obesity). Technological • Impact of genetic research on industry. • Utilizing a web of alliances to address multiple customer needs Environmental
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Objective of the report: The Bangladesh paradox has been one of surprising economic resilience in the face of natural disasters‚ poor governance and political volatility. However‚ a key challenge is whether Bangladesh can move away from an economy that is an impressive underdog‚ to one that can truly join the ranks of the fastest growing economies in the region. Bangladesh has three key attractions for global investors and multinationals: a large base of low-cost labour‚ a large domestic
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