has declared that their boards of directors have collectively approved, and the companies have entered into, a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer, a global developing biopharmaceutical company, will combine with Allergan, a global pharmaceutical company and a leader in a recent industry model – Growth Pharma, in a stock transaction currently valued at $363.63 per Allergan share, for a total enterprise value of approximately $160 billion. The accomplishment, which would make the…
When new drugs are tested on humans what are the potential benefits and harms for patients associated with such testing? Clinical trials are the studies conducted on new drugs in order to verify if these drugs are safe and effective on humans. There are a number of benefits in participating in clinical trials including having early access to new treatments. These new treatments are not available to the public so your ability to access them is much higher. Another benefit is that the new…
The American Medical Association (AMA) is fighting for DTC advertising to be banned. AMA states concerns people ask for drugs that are unnecessary and cost of prescription drugs is rising. According to AMA, there is “a 30% increase in money spent on ads in the past two years, which now totals $4.5 billion” (the fix, 2015). The opposing view from the pharmaceutical companies is that DTC advertising helps inform people to know what to talk to their doctor about for their health and treatment.…
Company Introduction GSK Glaxo Smithkline (GSK) is a science-led global healthcare company. They research and expand a broad range of fresh products in three primary areas of Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Consumer healthcare. They have a important worldwide presence with commercial operations in more than 150 countries, a network of 84 manufacturing sites in 36 countries and large R&D centres in the UK, USA, Spain, Belgium and China. They are experts in oral care, combining a unique…
In our general public today, the utilization of legitimate medications, for example, liquor, tobacco, and OTC medications are being utilized at a disturbing rate. The media mortar charming pictures for all to see as a worthy piece of regular daily existence. For instance, surely understood mixed drink organizations publicize in ways that depict their items as fun and a typical piece of regular daily existence, by the utilization of engaging pictures of superb creatures and infectious trademarks.…
Mylan Pharmaceuticals has been in the spotlight lately, but not exactly in a positive way. The media and consumers have made it known that they don’t appreciate excessive price hikes in one of the many drugs Mylan produces. The EpiPen is designed for patients who have a severe allergic reaction to some substance or extreme cases of asthma attacks. Unfortunately for those that need the drug, prices have increased from $57 in 2007 to about $616 for a two-pack today—an increase of 1,080%. Just…
adolescents ≥13 years of age, including hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) and patients with hematologic malignancies and prolonged chemotherapy-associated neutropenia[3],[4],[5] The administration of drug is done orally during or immediately following a full meal or liquid nutritional supplement.…
in my research, cost-effective methodology is used in trials to synthesize organic complexes. Organic complexes, such as vinylketenes and cyclooctynes are highly reactive reagents, and if successfully reacted, result in a major outbreak in the pharmaceutical industry. Vinylketenes are known to be extremely reactive, especially with alkynes in a cycloaddition forming a catechol. A catechol, being a derivative of a vinylketene and alkyne, share similar reactive properties, such as with living…
deaths due to prescription drug overdoses. Of these overdoses 16,235 were from opioid painkillers and 6,973 were benzodiazepines also known as sedative/muscle relaxants (cdc). Why is it that drunk driving fatalities seem to garner more attention nation wide that prescription drug overdoses do? You would think that the one with the higher death toll would attract more attention, would you not? Yet each year it seems that this tragic loss of life due to prescription drug overdoses hardly receives…
Each year medically prescribed drugs are responsible for more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined, a report by CDC found that each year over 15,000 Americans die by overdosing on prescription drugs. “Prescription overdoses are an epidemic in the U.S.” Dr. Thomas Friedan, director of the CDC. “Most people who die from prescription drug overdose are taking someone else’s medicines”, he says. According to the National Institute on drug abuse, an estimated of 48 million people (aged 12 and…