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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ABSTRACT
2. INTRODUCTION
3. MERCK, INC
4. THEN AND NOW
5. STAKEHOLDERS
6. VISION & MISSION
7. FDA
8. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
9. BLOCKBUSTER MODEL
10.RISE TO FAME
11.DTC ADVERTISING
12.SAFETY WARNING
13.WHAT HAPPENED
14.QUESTIONS
ABSTRACT
This case relates to the pharmaceutical industry and is
hill influenced the FDAs decision to look the other way. Our
consumers?
INTRODUCTION
MERCK, INC.
have been
- George W. Merck
THEN & NOW
R AY M O N D G I L M A RT I N KENNETH FRAZIER
2005 CEO 2011-PRESENT CEO
STAKEHOLDERS
Patients and Communities
Families Environmental
Doctors and stakeholders
scientist Employees
Payers Suppliers and
Government business
regulators partners
Shareholders Industry
associations
Issue experts
VISION & MISSION
We make a difference in M I SS I O N
V I Slives
the I O N of
S people
TAT E M E N T S TAT E M E N T
To provide innovative,
globally through our
distinctive products and
innovative medicines,
services that save and
vaccines, and consumer
improve lives and satisfy
health and animal
customer needs, to be
products. We aspire to
recognized as a great
be the best healthcare
place to work, and to
company in the world
provide investors with a
and are dedicated to
superior rate of return.
providing leading
innovations and
solutions for tomorrow.
FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a government agency that
was established in 1906 with the passage of the federal food and drugs
act.
The agency is currently separated into five centers which oversee a
majority of the organizations obligations involving:
Food
Drugs
Cosmetics
Animal food
Dietary supplements
Medical devices
Biological goods
Blood products
In 1992, Congress passed the prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)
that required the pharmaceutical companies to pay fees to review new
medicines.
Election Total Contributi Contributi Soft % to
Cycle Contributio ons From ons from Money Republica
n Indivi. PACs Contributi ns
ons
2006 $5,187,393 $1,753,159 $3,434,23 N/A 70%
4
2004 $18,181,045 $8,445,485 $9,735,56 N/A 66%
0
2002 $29,441,951 $3,332,040 $6,957,38 $19,152,52 74%
2 9
2000 $26,688,292 $5,660,457 $5,649,91 $15,377,92 69%
3 2
1998 $13,169,694 $2,673,845 $4,107,06 $6,388,781 64%
8
1996 $13,754,796 $3,413,516 $3,584,21 $6,757,063 66%
7
1994 $7,706,303 $1,935,150 $3,477,14 $2,294,007 56%
6
1992 $7,924,262 $2,389,370 $3,205,01 $2,329,878 56%
4
1990 $3,237,592 $771,621 $2,465,97 N/A 54%
1
BLOCKBUSTER MODEL
In the 1990s, 80 percent of growth for big
pharmaceutical firms comes from the blockbuster
drugs.
The took advantage of the opportunity by placing ads for Drugs like a
Viagra and Nexium in different media outlets.
than Aleve