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. 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 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?