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    Prezi Transcript PESTLE Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry Political - Recent US health reforms has led to increased pressure on price. - Increased push for continued overseas aid‚ particularly through the United Nations and the European Union‚ with price of the drugs being a major factor in the supplier choice. Economical - Due to the current economic climate‚ price has become a major factor in pharmaceuticals especially on drugs where generic brands are also available. Social - Skilled employees

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    Pfizer Financial Analysis

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    ranking number one in sales in the world. The company is based in New York City‚ with its research headquarters in Groton‚ Connecticut. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan‚ New York City. Pfizer owes a lot of its success to its number-one drug‚ Lipitor. This drug is used to lower blood cholesterol. Accupril and Viagra are two other major products offered by Pfizer. In 2007‚ total sales of Pfizer amounted to $48.82 billion while it rounded to be about 50 billion in 2009. Profits made by this firm

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    is good cholesterol and LDL is bad cholesterol - A high LDL is worrisome but a low HDL can also be concerning. • Treatment typically consists of diet‚ exercise‚ and medications. • Statins are the first-line medical treatment for hyperlipidemia: Lipitor (atorvastatin)‚ Lescol (fluvastatin)‚ Mevacor (lovastatin)‚ Pravachol (pravastatin)‚ Crestor (rosuvastatin)‚ Zocor (simvastatin) • Medications less commonly prescribed: LoCholest (cholestyramine)‚ Colestid (colestipol)‚ Lopid (gemfibrozil)‚ Tricor

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    the world’s number one pharmaceutical company. Its best-selling products include Lipitor‚ the world’s best- selling medicine‚ and eight of the top twenty-five medicines in the world. Acquisition of successful competitors such as Pharmacia and Warner Lambert has helped Pfizer to offer best-selling products and further differentiate itself from competitors. The acquisition of the latter company helped bring Lipitor under Pfizer’s control. Diverse packaging is needed to implement Pfizer’s strategy

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    Merck‚ being on one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world today‚ came from a meek beginning and still encounters many problems today while trying to maintain a lead amongst its competition. While being looked at as a research and development driven company‚ Merck now has to go beyond R&D to stay competitive in the pharmaceutical industry. Attracting talent to work for the company has never been a problem for Merck‚ but the bigger question was whether or not this talent would be able

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    of pain in her left lower calf. The pain started about 3-4 months ago as an “aching/cramping” pain that she described as mild in nature. She noticed the pain while walking and with adequate rest the pain subsides. Mrs. Donelson discontinued use of Lipitor because she thought it might be causing her leg pain. She also presented with complaints of recurrent headaches‚ a morning cough‚ and loss of hair on her effected leg. Mrs. Donelson has a history of periodic angina and heart palpitations; however

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    GRADED ASSIGNMENTS Data Assessment and Care Plan Nursing Care Plan Instructions: Prepare a plan of care for your patient. The plan of care must include a complete DATA ASSESSMENT with all pertinent data and interpretation of data completed. Based on the data‚ formulate an individualized care plan using (1) priority NANDA diagnosis and (2) secondary NANDA diagnoses. Each diagnosis requires at least (5) interventions‚ (5) rationales and (5) outcomes

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    oral‚ sublingual and buccal‚ rectal‚ parenteral routes‚ intraveneous ‚ intramuscular‚ subcutaneous‚ intradermal‚ ophthalmic‚ intranasasal‚ inhalation‚ dermal‚ and vaginal. Examples of drugs for different routes of administration: ❖ Oral – Lipitor ❖ Sublingual & Buccal – Nitrostat ❖ Rectal – Eucalyptol Suppositories ❖ Parenteral – Calcium Chloride ❖ Intravenous – Morphine ❖ Intramuscular – Progesterone References: www.wikipedia.com‚ www.bbc.com‚ ❖ Subcutaneous

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    Pfizer's Company Analysis

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    Table of Content Description of the organization history‚ all subsidiaries and business units………………………… ………………………………………………….........2-3 Scope of the business and current products or services provided…………………………………………………………………………......3-5 Scope of market distribution – are they global or regional etc?………………………………………………………………………..…………5-6 Overview of the leadership and management structure and individuals………………………………………………………………………..........6 Current issues that may affect the future of the organization……………………………………………………………

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    Objective The objective of this portfolio is to analyze whether Pfizer Inc. is a market leader of producing ethical products in the pharmaceutical industry in Hong Kong. To achieve this objective‚ Pfizer needs to enlarge and rectify their marketing communications‚ (such as‚ adjust their promotional tools‚ differentiate their products...etc). Introduction Pfizer Inc. is established since 1849 by Charles Pfizer and Charles Earhart and up till now‚ it has 150 countries using their pharmaceutical

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