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Write a ten to twelve page paper in which you:

• Research three to five ethical issues relating to marketing and advertising, intellectual property, and regulation of product safety.
• Argue for or against Direct-to-Consumer  marketing by drug companies.
• Determine who regulates compounding pharmacies under the current regulatory scheme, what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could / should have done in this scenario, and whether the FDA should be granted more power over compounding pharmacies.
• Decide whether PharmaCARE's use of Colberian intellectual property would be ethical in accordance with:
• • Utilitarianism
  • Deontology
  • Virtue ethics
  • Ethics of care
  • Your own moral / ethical compass
• Analyze the way PharmaCARE uses U.S. law to protect its own intellectual property while co-opting intellectual property in Colberia.
• Suggest at least three  ways the company could compensate the people and nation of Colberia for the use of its intellectual property and the damage to its environment.
• Compare PharmaCARE's actions with those of at least one real-world company whose creativity in skirting legal technicalities led to ethical lapses and financial loss.
• Determine the success PharmaCARE and WellCo shareholders would have in suits against the companies.
• Determine whether or not PharmaCARE lives up to its brand. Support the response.
• Recommend at least three changes PharmaCARE can make to be more ethical going forward.
• Use at least three  quality resources in this assignment.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze and assess legal and ethical restraints on marketing and advertising, relative to both consumers and organizations.
• Analyze and evaluate laws and regulations relative to product safety and liability.
• Explore copyright laws and intellectual property rights and assess how well they balance competing interests.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in law, ethics, and corporate governance.
• Write clearly and concisely about law, ethics, and corporate governance using proper writing mechanics.