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Managing Drugs Shortage – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1028 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1028 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: fauxels Credit: Thirdman Credit: Tiger Lily Preamble Drugs shortages occur due to multiple reasons, some of which we shall see in some detail. And these are not always due to disruptions in supply chain. It is also a worldwide phenomenon.  I was reading an article in INSEAD Knowledge and quote a short excerpt here. [quote] An increasing problem in Europe and other parts of the world, drug shortages not only pose significant challenges for healthcare professionals, but they also put public health at risk by making timely, optimal treatment impossible. In worst-case scenarios, patient care is disrupted. In England, pharmacists have warned that drug shortages a...

Why do Senior Managers Keep Repeating the Same Mistakes? Part V – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #948 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #948 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Abdul Mohsin Credit: Joyce Toh Continued from Previous …… KK asked the marketing team to make aggressive marketing campaigns which should not be very costly. In addition, he decided to increase the workload of the team and their managers. He sent this notification to the entire team the same day: To,  All Team Members, X – Team As you all know that the market has become very competitive and generating business growth requires a mix of innovative marketing and above average amount of working. Effective immediately, I am going to take the following steps: 1. I have asked the marketing team to design innovative and aggre...

F.I.R.E. Movement in Our Context – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #856 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #856 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Helena  Credit: Amine M'siouri Credit: Jason Toevs Credit: Tran Nhu Tuan FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Early Retirement. The movement, if it can be called a movement, started in 1992. It was never a tour de force, but several individuals opted to attain financial security early and then retire from active jobs. What they did later, is the subject of an INSEAD article published recently. The article is titled ‘Fulfilment and the FIRE Movement: The Realities of Life After Early Retirement’ and has been put together by Winnie Jiang, Claire Harbour, and ...

Opportunities in Pharma Industry for New Graduates – Management Sciences 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #697 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #697 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Pixabay Photo Credit: Tom Fisk This series of posts gives ideas about what opportunities new graduates can find in pharmaceutical industry. Pharmaceutical Industry is a large industry; it employs a fair number of people in various departments.  We take up two other majors offered in Management Sciences. Finance Historically, the ‘munshi’ kept the accounting record. A typical munshi in the old movies/plays would be a middle-aged guy, with a round-frame reading glasses on his nose, a register or papers under his...

Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #305. Pharma Veterans shares the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site.  If you wish to share your stories, ideas and thoughts, please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Continued from Previous…… The situation about spread is evolving daily, if not hourly. It is being updated on various media. In Pakistan, the official updates may be somewhat slower to come, but the concerned people are trying to do their best. Unfortunately, nothing like Corona Virus had come before; not on this scale. Four major areas pose imminent challenges. The managers need to tackle these urgently. Following suggestions may help in handling the situation and coming out of it with less damaging effects. 1.      Health and Morale – If one o...