Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Global pharma looks to India: Prospects for growth Table of contents Introduction 03 Background 04 A fast growing economy An expanding pharmaceutical market Government-provided healthcare improving, but private healthcare dominates Domestic market overview 09 Background Consolidation underway, despite challenges Contract manufacturing Vaccines Over the counter market holds significant potential Reaching the untapped rural market
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New Pharmaceuticals Josue Ortiz Institution New Pharmaceuticals Introduction Drug development process is a lengthy and costly process which can be terminated at any time during the development process. Several reasons can contribute to abandoning the drug; some of them are the presence of dangerous compounds or the irrevelance of the drug to the intended users. The process of delivering the drug into the market takes
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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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Drug Testing Tests done on drugs are usually sponsored by drug companies, and researchers, therefore, are reluctant to submit their studies unless the results are positive or significant. They also believe that journals would be reluctant to publish their results otherwise. Now, however, editors of the US journals are considering a plan to force the drug companies to disclose tests that shed unfavorable lights on their products. They are considering a proposal that would require drug firms to register
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(parents choosing not to have their children immunized based on flawed data) and reduced production of drugs secondary to liability exposure pertain to this discussion? Of course, there are financial benefits to bringing a drug to the market. Pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars developing new drugs, and those investments must be recouped by sales. Sometimes commercial access to a drug allows more progress to be made in research that can lead to other uses of the drug in medical treatment
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The company’s earning quality is depend upon its net income, operating net income, price earnings, earning per share and return on assets. Comparatively, the earning quality of Astra Zeneca is better than Glaxo smith which was found by above financial analysis. Earning per Share is the one way for investors to evaluate whether the financial performances of companies are up to investor’s expectation and earnings per share of Astra is 5.0746742, which is marginally higher than Glaxo so investor’s
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My true passion lies in helping others in a safe and effective way with the use of innovative pharmaceutical medicines. I have always wanted to work in health care for as long as I can remember. I am extremely looking forward to embarking upon my life-long learning career in Pharmacy and I will strive towards my goal by engaging in activities, which will benefit me in Higher Education. There have been different reasons I want to be a pharmacist. My brother was born normal; he had a normal childhood
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Teaching Plan for Medication compiled by Sue Henderson The consumer needs to know: • name of the drug (generic and brand) • what the drugs is prescribed for (Indications); • dosage prescribed; • how many times a day and when the drug should be taken; • how to take the drug in relation to meals; • specific adverse effects that are expected with this drug; • special precautions or activities that are related to the use of this drug, including follow up visits or tests; • signs and
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Case Study #1 “Pharmaceutical Companies, Intellectual Property, and the Global AIDS Epidemic” Questions for Review: 1. Do pharmaceutical companies have a responsibility to distribute drugs for free or at low cost in developing countries? What are the main arguments for and against such an approach? What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving drugs for free versus offering them at low no-profit prices? -I don’t necessarily think that they have the “responsibility” to do so but I think
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Indian Pharmaceutical Industry The Indian pharmaceutical industry has seen tremendous growth in the last decades and is one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical markets in the world. It is the fourth largest pharmaceutical market in the Asia Pacific region behind Japan, China and South Korea. However, the per capita spending of US$12 is among the lowest in the world, similar to levels in Pakistan and Vietnam. .India accounts for almost 10% of the global market by volume and is rapidly emerging
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