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BUS 310, Case Study #3, Spring 2018 Instructor: Betsy McCall

Instructions:

Review the Case Study 9.3 in your Textbook (pg. 412-3): Removing Vioxx from the Market. There is no data file for this study, though relevant numbers are provided in the summary. Read the summary in the textbook. Perform the suggested analysis. Clearly state any null and alternative hypotheses. Approach your analysis from the standpoint of the company’s finances, ethical considerations, and from the perspective of patients who were helped. Consider if you were a patient, under what circumstances do you think it would be worth it to accept the higher risk of heart disease for the benefits?

It used to be that drugs took more time to come to market, after undergoing longer clinical trials to test for longer-term effects. All that changed during the AIDS crisis. Does this provide evidence that medicine should return to the older time frame? Why or why not? Use the results of your analysis to support your conclusions.

Submit your analysis in a Word document with any supporting graphs and calculations. Your analysis should be at least three pages (this includes graphs and citations). Also submit the Excel file you used to construct the graphs and perform calculations in Blackboard. Save your file as Last Name and CS#3.