Using the following sources answer the 3 questions

Sources:

1 Tun ZT. (2022). Theranos: a fallen unicorn. Investopedia. Retrieved on Mar 5th 2023 from

2 EQS Editorial Team. (2022). Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos case: history of a fraud scandal. Integrityline. Retrieved on Mar 4th 2023 from:

3 U.S Department of Justice. (2022).  U.S. v. Elizabeth Holmes, et al. United States Attorney’s Office. Retrieved on Mar 1st 2023 from:

4 Mazer B. (2022). Theranos exploited black box medicine. BMJ. 379. Retrieved on Mar 5th 2023 from https://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj.o3003

Questions:

1. It took more than 10 years to catch Theranos’ fraud, why do you think authorities in the field didn’t notice the fraudulent actions of the company?

2. Do you think there are any ways that could have prevented the scam from going on so long and stopped it sooner?

3. Do you think that Walgreens, who helped distribute and sell Theranos’ faulty products, should be held accountable for anything? Why?

Using the sources below answer the 3 questions. 

• United States Department of Justice. 2007. Four Managers of Now-Defunct N.J. Generic Drug Maker Admit Fraud that Led to Collapse and Bankruptcy of Company. [online] Available from:  Accessed 2023, Feb 19.
• Taylor, N. 2012. [online] Outsourcing Pharma. Available from:  Accessed 2023, Feb 19.

Questions:

1) Is there anything Able Labs could have done to prevent this, yes or no? explain your thoughts. 

2) Why is this scandal important? in your opinion 

3) What do you think was the root cause of the Able Laboratory scandal? 

Using these sources answer the 3 questions:

CBC. A look back at Canada’s tainted blood scandal. 2013 Oct 4. [accessed 2023 Feb 18]; [6 paragraphs]. 

Picard A. 2017 Nov 28. Have we forgotten the lessons of the tainted blood scandal? [accessed 2023 Feb 18]; [10 points]. 

Sher G. 2019 Jan 9. Today’s blood system: no longer unsafe or “unspeakable”. [accessed 2023 Feb 18]; [7 paragraphs]. 

Spurgeon D. 2005. Canadian Red Cross apologised for distributing HIV infected blood. BMJ. [accessed 2023 Feb 18]; 330(7504): 1349. Doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7504.1349-a 

1. Do you think there should have been more consequences for the Canadian Red Cross? What are your thoughts on what was imposed or what else would you have wanted to happen?
2. How do you think the shortfalls and errors made by the Canadian Red Cross could have been prevented?
3. Do you think the Canadian Red Cross handled the situation well? What should they have done differently?

Using the following sources answer the following questions

Questions:

1. What preventative actions could GlaxoSmithKline have taken/implemented to prevent these compliance issues?
2. What could have been the result if Cheryl Eckard’s concerns were heard and acted upon when she first warned the company about the ongoing issues?
3. Why do you think the company decided to hide their mistakes and continue to produce/sell contaminated products? What advantage could they have had by producing adulterated drugs?

References:

Cette, D. CBS. 2010 Dec 29. Glaxo Whistle-Blower Lawsuit: Bad Medicine. Cbsnewscom. [accessed 2023 Feb 25] 

Harris G, Wilson D. 2010 Oct 26. Glaxo to Pay $750 Million for Sale of Bad Products. The New York Times. [accessed 2023 Feb 25] 

Wearden, G. 2010 Oct 27. GlaxoSmithKline whistleblower awarded $96m payout. the Guardian. [accessed 2023 Feb 25]