BTG Pharma Quiz August 2016

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BTG Pharma Quiz

Test your knowledge about the pharmaceutical industry with our engaging quiz! This quiz covers a range of topics including drug pricing controversies, groundbreaking medications, and influential figures in healthcare.

Have fun and learn more about:

The rise and fall of pharmaceutical companies
Innovations in drug development
Key events that shaped the industry

8 Questions2 MinutesCreated by PharmaGuru421

X, the maker of EpiPen, came under severe criticism for raising the price of the medical device by more 500% in less than a decade.

EpiPens are epinephrine (adrenaline) injectors used for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction).

Hilary Clinton called the actions of X as “outrageous and unjustified"

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, who had endorsed EpiPens, because of her son’s peanut allergy, also ended her association with X

The backlash forced X to announce the launch of of a cheaper generic version of EpiPen.

X is

Teva

Mylan

Sandoz

Fresenius Kabi

Earlier this year, Novartis launches it’s latest heart failure drug, Entresto.

What was special about the marketing of this drug?

Patients will only pay for the drug if the drug works on them

First 100 patients were awarded tickets to Disneyland.

Novartis will buy back stock of any other heart failure drugs from patients

It was the first drug to be advertised on Youtube

In July 2016, Owen Smith announced his intention to stand for the leadership of the Labour party.

Over the past few weeks, he has become the most significant threat to Jeremy Corbyn.

With the NHS being a hot topic in the labour leadership debate, Jeremy Corbyn used Owen Smith’s previous career as a lobbyist in private pharma companies to undermine Smith’s bid for the labour leadership.

Which 2 pharma companies did Owen Smith work for?

Novartis & Sanofi

GSK & Abbott

AstraZeneca & Allergan

Pfizer & Amgen

Theranos, a health-tech and medical device company based in Calinfornia, made headlines in 2014 when it claimed to revolutionize and disrupt the healthcare industry. Within the same year, the company was valued at $ 9 billion.

Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and CEO of Theranos, went on to become the youngest female billionaire. Magazines, and healthcare pundits established Holmes as a legend in the making - as the next Steve Jobs.

However, since Mid 2015, Theranos started losing credibility. Theranos turned out to be a medical house of cards, built more on buzzwords and secrets than any real science.

It is currently under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading investors about its technology and business.

What specific market within the healthcare industry did Theranos claim to have revolutionized.

Blood tests

Eye surgery

Diabetes

Mental Health

Metformin, marketed under the brandname Glucophage, is the first-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Currently, Metformin is undergoing research to treat which other condition

Ageing

Hair loss

Albinism

Common-cold

Researchers at the University of Bangor are conducting extensive studies on X, hoping to isolate compounds called alkaloids for medical purposes.

They believe that the flower holds the key to future antibacterial, antiparasitic and anti-cancer treatments.

The alkaloid, galantamine, was previously isolated from X and is now used in the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.

What is X?

Daffodil

Orchid

Lily

Sunflower

At BTG’s Farnham manufacturing site, products under the following categories are manufactured

1) Interventional Oncology (IO)

2) Interventional Vascular (IV)

3) Polymer

Products made under the first 2 categories are marketed under the BTG brand. The bead products fall under the IO category and Varithena falls under the IV category.

The polymer product, on the other hand, is an intermediate product contract manufactured by BTG for Medtronic.

What is the name of the only polymer product currently manufactured at Farnham? As in, what is it called at BTG?

Technora

27115

Meta Aramid 11

PC1036

The Vioxx recall in 2004 was probably the largest drug recall of all time.

Vioxx was a drug for rheumatoid arthritis made by X

Before the recall, X’s marketing campaign for Vioxx was massive!! X spent more on advertising Vioxx than PepsiCo did for Pepsi. It was a blockbuster product for X, and one of the most widely prescribed drugs in 2003.

However, the drug was withdrawn from the market because of concerns about increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Some reports even alleged that X ignored the evidence that Vioxx had deadly side effects.

It is thought that the drug caused upto 140,000 cases of serious heart disease - out of which 27,000 resulted in deaths.

X is which American company?

Abbott

Merck & Co

Eli Lilly

Bristol Myers Squibb

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