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experimentation almost always fails when it comes down to the clinical trial because of humans and animals having different chromosomal and metabolic makeups. Dr. Corina Gericke stated in her research that, “One study conducted by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer came to the conclusion that one would be better off tossing a coin than relying on animal experiments to answer the question of carcinogenic substances” (1). Hence why spend millions of tax payers’ money to fund such unethical…

Animal Testing- No Go Every year, millions of animals in the U.S. are used as models in biological and medical research to study human disease, injury, development, psychology, and anatomy and physiology (AAVS “How Animal Testing Hurts”). Animals often suffer in these studies, as they are inflicted with diseases, wounds, and pain. After they are done being used, they are often killed. Animal testing should not be allowed because animals are very different from humans and make poor test subjects,…

Pre-acquisition Situation: An analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry & Companies Involved The period prior to the acquisition saw the pharmaceutical Industry consisting of six largest pharmaceutical companies - Pfizer, Merck, Eli Lilly, Schering-Plough, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Abbott Laboratories accounting for a combined sales exceeding $137 billion. Changing forces within the Industry: The year 2007 saw the industry entering into a new era because of the current model becoming obsolete.…

The tax benefits to the United States are substantial as well. Pfizer alone posted $44 billion worth of revenue in 2008, according to Contract Pharma. The economic climate impacts the pharmaceutical industry, but profitable companies result in more taxable revenue for the U.S. People may criticize this amount of profit…

While American society is used to seeing government efforts against marijuana and cocaine, they may be neglecting an important fight against the most addictive illegal drug in the United States- methamphetamine or meth. Director Mitch Wilson and writer and producer Carl Byker’s 2006 documentary, The Meth Epidemic, highlights the specific issues of the destructiveness of meth on users, their families, and their communities, Oregon’s approach to its meth problem, and the struggle of law…

Pradaxa lawsuit * the lawsuit (and settlement) basics - what the lawsuit is about etc. The Pradaxa lawsuit concerns the serious side effects associated with the use of Pradaxa (dabigatran). The side effects include rectal, brain and gastrointestinal bleeding. The other side effects of Pradaxa include GERD, gastrointestinal cancer and abdominal pain and discomfort. Those who were affected by the drug filed a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. over 4,000…

“Bitter Pill” is a TIME magazine cover story published by American Journalist Steven Brill in February, 2013. This long report has investigated the egregious billing practice by the hospitals and their executives, and the way how they are using the system in order to maximize their profits. In this extensive and pointed exposé of healthcare cost in the US, Steven Brill has documented several case studies of patients who received disproportionate hospital bills that had little relationship to…

Author Jonathan Safran Foer said in his 2009 book, Eating Animals, “It 's always possible to wake someone from sleep, but no amount of noise will wake someone who is pretending to be asleep” (53). He verbalizes what most are afraid to consider; the American medical programs are problematic, and the profiteers and distributors of drugs feign ignorance over the corruption of the industry. Unfortunately, these issues are deeply rooted in the history and practices of doctors and pharmaceutical…

Despite the levels of tax evasion done by Apple to America, Apple is far worse in its taxes overseas. Apple not only hurts the US but also other countries like the UK, France, and Germany. In fact, according to a study done by the Huffington Post, Apple paid absolutely no corporate taxes in 2012 in the UK.” Despite making millions in profit in Britain, Apple paid no corporate taxes to the U.K. last year, according to company filings” (Huffington Post) The second way corporations evade paying…

products are distributed to wholesalers, hospitals and retailers, and principally used in the professional fields by physicians, nurses, hospitals, and clinics. The company faces prime competition by Novartis AG; a leader in the health care industry, Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co Inc.; leaders in the pharmaceutical industry. Its primary stakeholders would be in the inner circle of Johnson & Johnson such as shareholders, employees from senior managements to entry levels. Secondary stakeholders would…