There is a lot of discussion about pharmaceutical companies‚ intellectual property‚ and the global AIDS epidemic. Do pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to distribute drugs for free or low cost in developing countries? Why is intellectual property such a big deal? What impact would South Africa’s decision to levy duties on drugs in the country have on the international distribution of drugs? Was the change that provided patent protection for pharmaceutical companies an appropriate change
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Questions for Review 1. Pharmaceutical companies do have a responsibility to distribute drugs for a low cost in developing and poorer countries. Africa’s GDP‚ and per capita income is very low so they cannot afford to buy top quality medicines. One main argument for this approach is the AIDS epidemic in Africa. A main argument against this is that the treatment for AIDS is very expensive to provide to a whole country for free. 2. The principal arguments of pharmaceutical companies that oppose making
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Pharmaceutical Advertising Living in a culture that is so heavily influenced by media and advertising‚ it is almost impossible to open a magazine‚ watch television‚ or even walk down the street without seeing an advertisement for prescription drugs. Since its start in the early 19th century‚ the pharmaceutical industry has expanded to become one of the fastest growing‚ most influential and successful industries today. Over the years‚ many factors such as innovative technologies‚ new regulations
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Introduction In 1973‚ the UK based multinational pharmaceutical company‚ ICI plc. Established a subsidiary in Dhaka‚ known as ICI Bangladesh Manufacturers Limited. In 1992‚ ICI plc. divested its share to local management‚ and the company was renamed Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited. ACI formulates and markets a comprehensive range of more than 387 products covering all major therapeutic areas‚ which come in tablet‚ capsule‚ powder‚ liquid‚ cream‚ ointment‚ gel ‚ophthalmic and injection
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9/24/2013 Combass Analyzing the Writer 1: Gerald Jones was raised by “well-meaning‚ progressive‚ English-teacher parents”. Placed in a small‚ experimental school that he didn’t adjust too while growing up in the violent late 1960’s‚ Jones found himself not engaging with his peers or into boyhood. 2: Jones background of passivity and loneliness while growing up caused him to be oblivious and unfamiliar with American pop culture. Also‚ he was afraid of socializing among his peers. Using the popular
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such as Cefzil‚ antidiabetics such as Glucophage‚ and the anti-clotting medication‚ Plavix. To continue to focus on pharmaceuticals‚ in the early years of 2000-2002‚ the company divested many of their non-pharmaceutical divisions‚ such as Clairol and the Mead-Johnson Nutritional division‚ and purchased DuPont Pharmaceuticals as well as an almost 20% share of ImClone Systems‚ which was getting ready to release a new anti-cancer drug‚ Erbitux (SEC eyes Bristol-Myers‚ 2002). In April of 2002‚ the trouble
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Social work values raise ethical dilemmas which at times occur due to conflict‚ with personal values. Social work profession is intricate and detailed‚ the role is to encourage support to those individuals and families having a variation of inevitabilities‚ including the interactions within their families that may be concerning‚ ascending from structural influences‚ poverty and conflict. Not just within their families but in society in general. Ethical concerns are combined into the belief of humanity
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Permit-to-work systems WHAT ARE PERMITS-TO-WORK? A permit-to-work system is a formal written system used to control certain types of work that are potentially hazardous. A permit-to-work is a document which specifies the work to be done and the precautions to be taken. Permits-to-work form an essential part of safe systems of work for many maintenance activities. They allow work to start only after safe procedures have been defined and they provide a clear record that all foreseeable hazards
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There are many ethical dilemmas that are being faced in the school of social work that reflects on the role of schools in uncertain economic and political environments both within and external to their universities. In the article‚ it “examines three examples that suggest the need for an engaged practice and professional community to institute ethics-based gatekeeping in regard to educational rigor and student enrollment‚ school collaboration with community service programs‚ and workforce development
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the ethical culture of a business “should be based on honesty‚ fairness‚ compassion‚ integrity‚ predictability‚ and responsibility and focused on the development of trust and the respect for stakeholder interests” (672). In this case‚ Mr. Woodrow‚ as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Tap Sap Company‚ did not follow this ethical issue: Firstly‚ when the Environmental Protection Agency filed a claim against Tap Sap saying that the way they were extracting the sap from the trees to make oil was killing
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