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M3 Original Assignment
Answer the following questions, drawing upon the assigned readings and resources and using specific examples from those readings and resources to illustrate and explain your thoughts. In answering these questions, please follow this format:
write out the question and then provide your response.
when you reference (name) a theory, cite your source using the APA in–text citation style.
you must cite sources and provide bibliographic references at the end of the assignment. For an example of how to format this correctly, go to the Course Information module, click on Course Readings and Materials and see the correct style for the textbook. The Shaw & Barry (2013) text is your primary resource in this course.
Assigned Questions
In recent years, it has become an increasingly popular practice for drug companies to perform their clinical testing of new drugs in foreign countries that might not have the consumer protections or product liability laws present in the United States. Please answer each of the following questions using a theory studied in Module 2 specifically and thoroughly and using examples and facts from the readings and resources.
are drug companies that test experimental drugs in foreign countries acting ethically?
is American industry at too much risk of lawsuits to remain competitive? Should companies trying to develop drugs be given immunity from lawsuits?
is it ethical for companies to decline to sell a useful drug because they can make more money marketing drugs that are more widely needed? Is it ethical for companies to decline to sell a useful drug in a foreign country because they can make more money marketing the drug elsewhere? Do companies have an ethical obligation to make drugs available in poor countries at little or no cost?
In the last year, the makers of EpiPen have raised the cost of a 2 pack of this life saving injection to over $600. Should drug costs be controlled or regulated?
Prepare to discuss the ethical considerations and support a position using one of the theories we studied in Module 2 specifically and thoroughly using facts and examples from the readings and resources.
Make sure that you have adequately dealt with all the subtleties of the particular theory. The answers to these questions can be found in the text but merely quoting from the text or paraphrasing the text will e

arn minimal credit–the answers should be in your own words and should involve some explanation and discussion of what these concepts mean.
Instructions
During the second week of this three week module, you should submit your assignment in the Original Assignment Drop Box and, once you do so and get the release code, in the Discussion Area as well. You must submit this assignment by the end of the second week (see the schedule). On day one of the third week of the module, all the original assignments submitted in your small group will be opened and viewable by your small group. Go to your same small group in the Original Assignment Discussion Area after reviewing the assignments of your groupmates and submit your constructive comments on each other’s assignments. Constructive comments are due the third week of the module. Since this is an ongoing discussion, you must submit those constructive comments during that week. The more meaningful and numerous comments, the better. You will be graded on the totality of your constructive comments. Please do not submit any comments or responses to this module until the first date stated in the course schedule for work on this module. In this way, we will all be working on the module at approximately the same time and will better be able to simulate a classroom situation. A word about discussion groups–because we are a large class, you are assigned to a discussion group for each group assignment–that will allow you to really participate with others in a meaningful way. I will be rearranging the groups every module, so you should be able to work with some different people each time, although everyone will not work with everyone else. The following are your assignments for this group discussion of the original assignment. Of course, if you have any questions, you should feel free to post them in the question area.
Submit your group assignment for this module below as an attachment. The preferred method is to submit as a rich text format (.rtf ) document so it can be read by your teammates using different word processors.
Please be sure to click the ‘Submit’ button when you assignment is completed. At that point you will no longer be able to edit your work and you will be given access to the constructive comment area where you will need to also submit your assignment for your classmates to review.