HLTA02H3 Chapter 22: HLTB03 - Chapter 22.docx
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1) the relationship b/w the state and the industry: the research efforts of the drug companies, prices of drugs, how industry promotion influences prescribing. Chapter 22- profits first: the pharmaceutical industry in canada. Pharmaceutical company no different from any other enterprise in capitalist economy. Code of conduct of the pharmaceutical manufacturers association of canada (pmac), now called. Canada"s research-based pharmaceutical companies (axed) emphasizes the unique role it plays in providing prescription drugs and other services to the public. 4 sections will analyze some of the most significant factors contributing to the profits of the industry. An example of how profit comes before public service involves eli lily and benoxaprofen (anti-arthritis drug) The drug was popular, but shortly after it started being distributed, 8 deaths resulting from adverse reactions to opren was noted. Nine months after first known british death, it was introduced to canada and evaluated by the.
