Smith's Food and Drug

Johnson and Johnson (JnJ) is the world’s sixth-largest customer health company, the world’s best all-inclusive medical devices business; also, the world’s sixth-largest biologics corporation and the world’s fifth-largest pharmaceuticals firm. JnJ headquarters is in New Brunswick, New Jersey; it has over 265 companies operating in more than 60 countries, employing over 126,000 persons (Johnson and Johnson, 2015). In this paper, I will discuss the 1982 cyanide-laced Tylenol crisis that hit JnJ…

Chapter-1 Introduction to Indian Pharmaceutical Industry 1.1 Introduction The Indian pharmaceutical industry holding the top most position among all science based technology spread with wide ranging of technicalities in the complex field of drug manufacturing and drug innovations. The Indian pharmaceutical industry stands fourth in terms of volume and attained the fourteen in terms of value. Export of Indian pharmaceutical industry works as a fuel for the growth of the industry. The Indian…

EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS The present study was undertaken to formulate Solifenacin succinate immediate release tablets. The study involves preformulation studies of drug excipients, formulation and processing development along with evaluation of tablets made with the optimized formulation. Finally tablets were evaluated by in-vitro methods. 6.1. Drug excipient compatibility study Table 1. Results of compatibility study S.No. Name of Excipient Ratio of API/ Excipient Initial…

understanding of the chemistry and handling of drug compounds. A pharmaceutical drug (also referred to as a pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical preparation, pharmaceutical product, medicinal product, medicine, medication, medicament, or simply a drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.[1] Most drugs are natural: collected from sources such as plants, minerals, animals etc. These drugs are extracted and refined. Then there are drugs which may be semi-synthetic, i.e.…

Evidence of effectiveness in cost saving of generic drug expansion policies Generic drugs can save healthcare expenditures through three main pathways including generic substitution of drugs, substitution of drugs in the same therapeutic class, and reduction in the average branded prices. First, the largest cost saving comes from the generic substitution of drugs by substituting the less expensive generic drug for the therapeutically equivalent branded drugs. Generic substitution rates are…

48 However, the Bayh-Dole Act has resulted in direct institutional ownership of parts of the intellectual property that protects many new drugs.49 To justify granting these private patent rights for government-sponsored inventions, one cannot use the typical innovation incentive of patents, because academic researchers have been innovating long before the Bayh-Dole Act and are primarily motivated…

Teens have some major issues away from doing drugs and drinking alcohol. In the the united states “In 2014 71% of all deaths among persons aged 10-24 years resulted from 4 causes: motor vehicle crashes (23%), Unintentional injuries (17%), Homicide (14%), Suicide (17%). Among persons aged 15-19 273,105 births; 451,208 cases of chlamydia,Gonorrhea, and, Syphilis; and 1,828 cases of HIV’s.” As these statistics show teens are at the point when they are at the most risk of the most problems and…

OrganiOrganizational Plan Quintessential Pharmaceutical’s management team consist of leaders with many years of experience in the pharmaceuticals and logistic industries. Our attitude is laser-like focused on meeting the specialty drug needs of our customer’s. Our management team consists of the President and CEO, a Chief Financial Officer and four executive vice president/directors all reporting to the CEO. Each director provides guidance and direction to their respective division with final…

Prior to the 20th Century, there were few federal laws controlling the contents and sale of domestically produced food and medicine. Under Harvey Washington Wiley, 1883's chief chemist, the Department of Agriculture began conducting research into the safety of food and drugs in the American market. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt created the Food and Drug act, also known as the "Wiley Act", after Harvey Wiley. The FDA is part of the White House's Office of Regulatory Affairs, it is an…

As we moved into adulthood some topics became more relatable, while others started to really get me thinking about my future and what to except. Of these topics I want to touch on college, adult drug use, and divorce and remarriage. I really enjoyed how the book talked about the effects of college, probably because it is really relevant to me currently, but also because I do not think I ever realized so much went into tertiary education. To being with, the topic of massification was very…