Question : Identify a second key stakeholder, and explain the possible short term and long-term consequences of Manus decision.

Ethics Case Study Analysis

Manu was part of a pharmaceutical team developing a chemical substance called loperamide, a liquid treatment for diarrhoea for people unable to take solid medicine- namely infants, children, and the elderly. Saccharin is controlled substance in soft drinks with restriction in place due to the suspected side effects of premature tooth decay though this was not confirmed. Loperamide contained 68 times the amount of saccharin allowed in a soft drink, but there were no regulations governing saccharin content in medication, presumably tooth decay was marginal to the perceived benefits of Loperamide.

Manu was the only medical member of the eight-person project team. The team made a unanimous decision to reduce the Saccharin content before marketing Loperamide, and so the team initiated a three-month effort for reformulation. In the meantime, management was pressuring the team to allow human testing with the original formula until the new formula became available. After a heated team debate, all the team members except Manu voted to begin testing with the current formula.

Manu believed it was unethical to test on old people and children a drug he considered potentially dangerous. As the only medical member of the team, he had to sign the forms allowing the testing. His reputation was on the line. However, the project manager Jane told has sternly stated that unless he signed, he would be removed from the project which would make him seen as a poor team player, and non-promotable. Manu could not help feeling that he was being over cautious or was the project team lacking in judgement. Manu was aware that no proof existed that high Saccharin would be directly harmful to potential uses of Loperamide, but it might?

Question :

Identify a second key stakeholder, and explain the possible short term and long-term consequences of Manus decision.

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