What the Health(Pharamceutical Companies) by Dishant Verma https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur en-us 2017-10-25 12:53:28 UTC 2024-11-17 14:07:13 UTC hello@padlet.com dishant_verma01 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200384555 Not every disease 
for which the pharmaceutical business provides a drug is necessarily a major public health problem

]]> 2017-10-25 13:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200384555 The Top 5 Pharmaceutical Companies in 2017 are ajay_cool https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200388456 2017-10-25 13:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200388456 dishant_verma01 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200389671 For example: Risk factors, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, are declared diseases in their own right.
• Drug companies use these risk factors to increase their revenue ]]> 2017-10-25 13:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200389671 5) Merck & Co ajay_cool https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200389748 Is a US pharmaceutical company based in New Jersey.
Made nearly US $40 billion this year.]]> 2017-10-25 13:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200389748 dishant_verma01 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200393487
Pharmaceutical companies research, develop and exploit drugs to prevent, control and cure diseases and treat symptoms. Companies then market these medications to recoup their investments and reward shareholders

]]> 2017-10-25 13:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200393487 4) Novartis ajay_cool https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200400594 Swiss company that dropped down a position since 2016. 
Made approximately US $49 billion this year.


]]> 2017-10-25 13:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200400594 Lobbying t_takhar16 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200543106 - a lobbyist is an activist who tries to persuade government official to side with them
therefore a pharmaceutical lobbyist is a representative of a pharmaceutical company trying to persuade the government]]> 2017-10-25 17:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200543106 The Process of Lobbying t_takhar16 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200571304 1. use the media to your advantage, showing only the good side of the company
2. use a third party ally to deliver positive information to the public
3. talk to the opposition
4. control the conversation topic, agree to talk on a topic that is in the companies interest
5. befriend other companies with similar interests to take down the opposition
6. control the web, through the results that pop up on search engines]]> 2017-10-25 18:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200571304 How does pharmaceutical lobbying affect citizens? Positively or negatively? t_takhar16 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200573149
With the top pharmaceutical companies so far up the ranks, is it possible for any other companies to rise to the top? How? 
- Ajay]]> 2017-10-25 18:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200573149 We feel this quote refers to the fact that medicines only cover up symptoms but they don't actually work to rid the body of disease. Meaning that pharmaceutical companies are profiting off of the public being sick rather than our well being. t_takhar16 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200574024 2017-10-25 18:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200574024 Money t_takhar16 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200583823 companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on lobbying. Where does this money go?

- some is used to fund a politician's campaign or send them gifts in order to sway them into siding with the company

- or it may even be given to doctors

]]> 2017-10-25 19:08:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200583823 The Debate t_takhar16 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200800541 - before the debate lobbyists gain access to politicians through building casual relationships with them by inviting them to parties or taking them on private jets

- during the debate they provide information to the policymakers on how the laws they create may affect their votes in the next election and the other negative consequences that could be brought about.]]> 2017-10-26 13:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200800541 dishant_verma01 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200804808 It would seem to serve the interests of society, but some characterize it as a vicious circle in which businesses invent new diseases to match their existing drugs]]> 2017-10-26 13:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200804808 3) Roche ajay_cool https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200807942 Swiss company that has jumped up two positions since 2016. 
Roche is present in Europe, North America, South America, and also Asia.
Made US $50 billion this year. 

]]> 2017-10-26 13:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/200807942 2) Pfizer ajay_cool https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/201024448 American company that has also jumped up two spots since 2016. 
This company focuses mainly on neuroscience, metabolic diseases, and rare diseases, and they also develop vaccines.
Made roughly US $53 billion this year.


]]> 2017-10-26 20:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/201024448 1) Johnson and Johnson ajay_cool https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/201026322 The world's largest pharmaceutical company.
The US company is well known for there products; Aveeno and the Johnson's baby care line, which have been dominating the consumer goods market. 
The boost in their pharmaceutical sales is thanks to cancer drug Imbruvica, which helps patients with chronic Leukemia. 
Far in the lead, Johnson and Johnson has made roughly US $72 billion in revenue this year.  ]]> 2017-10-26 20:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/201026322 dishant_verma01 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/201033061 Do you think pharmaceutical companies will make more profit if people try to correct their eating habits after watching this documentary? ]]> 2017-10-26 21:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/201033061 dishant_verma01 https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/201034985 The current value of the cholesterol-lowering drug industry is estimated at around $29 billion ]]> 2017-10-26 21:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dishant_verma01/xuythuon19ur/wish/201034985