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The Great Depression was a time for America that was in poverty. US citizens were homeless and jobless. Two long term effects of the Great Depression were the farming situation and bank. Before the Depression, a lot of farmers were over producing crops. This was for the war effort to support all the soldiers fighting. Farmers wanted to keep growing crops; they did this by removing all the weeds and grass to farm more crops. However the soil’s nutrients were all gone and unable to grow…

In the text, Issues in Economics today, Robert Guell states that in 2009 prescription drugs amounted to 10% of all U.S. health spending. When a new medication is developed it is issued a patent .A patent allows the inventor to have exclusive rights to sell the product, thus creating a monopoly. These monopolies can be more important on certain types of drugs. Orphan drugs or drugs that treat diseases that only a small number of people suffer from are granted longer patents. Without the longer…

Pfizer is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in providing medicines and treatments for common ailments and more complex diseases like Alzheimer. Starting in Brooklyn, New York, in 1942, Pfizer now has locations in well over fifty countries including, England, Russia, India, France, Greece, Germany, and China. Pfizer prides themselves on their transparency in their work and on their treatments and medicines. Therefore, it is only appropriate that their mission statement says, “At Pfizer,…

Introduction: The company I was assigned is McKesson, McKesson is a pharmaceutical company that develops drugs on a retail level. They also supply hospitals and medical centers with equipment. Recently, they have grown a lot in the Hospital Information Technology field. They have been in business since 1833. McKesson also operates in Canada, U.K, Australia and New Zealand. McKesson is listed at #5 on the Fortune 1000 list. Citations: - http://www.mckesson.com/about-mckesson/who-we-are/…

4. KEY FINDINGS At a global level pharmaceutical vending machines have gained popularity and are widely distributed and used. However, pharmaceutical machines are migrating to those which dispense prescription medications in addition to the over the counter medication. A few models are strictly prescription medications and there are inherent concerns of this distribution method but so far seem to not be a hindrance. At present Oasis would not be exploring this aspect of the pharmaceutical…

1. Abstract: EGYDRUG, which is a pharmaceutical wholesaler/distributer, plays a very important role in the Egyptian pharmaceutical market and because of its nature as public business sector organization it is strongly affects the Egyptian economy and acts as a safeguard to the health care sector. During the last years EGYDRUG lost its market share. This paper assesses EGYDRUG service quality, studies the relationships between service quality, customer satisfaction and market share and introduces…

Having been in community practice for quite some time, I have come to understand that packaging of a pharmaceutical product is a production process which every pharmaceutical companies that are into production should take as serious as the formulation process. Apart from its primary role of maintaining the integrity of a dosage form, it equally plays an invaluable role in the marketing strategy surrounding the product in question. What is packaging? Packaging can be best defined as the…

4.3. Niosomes: Niosomes were developed and patented by L'Oréal in the 1970s and 80s. The first niosomal formulation was introduced by Lancome in 1987 and have been widely applied in pharmaceutics as a demanding tool to improve the delivery of many drugs34. Niosomes are vesicles formed by self-assembly of hydrated and synthetic non-ionic surfactants e.g sorbitans (Spans) or polysorbates (Tweens). Non-ionic surfactants are inexpensive, non-toxic, and can be found in wide variety. Types of…

GLP AND ITS SCOPE INTODUCTION: In experimental area of non-clinical research the phrase GLP(Good laboratory practices) refers to a quality system of management intended to support research or marketing permits for products, which are regulated by government agencies.GLP try to ensure uniformity, consistency, reliability, reproductively, quality, and integrity of chemical non-clinical safety tests from physio-chemical properties through acute to chronic toxicity tests.…

always a risk of finding new side effects that could make the product harmful for consumer consumption. Pfizer, like many other pharmaceutical companies start to market and promote a new medication once it receives the approvals from the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Millions of dollars are spent marketing a new medication from the point of FDA approval. It is important…