Should Warnings And Side Effects Be Made Clear?
According to a survey conducted in April
I am not saying that all medicines should be avoided, I am saying the use of a “miracle pill” is just not a healthy alternative to good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. When will consumers finally figure out that this “symptom stomping” way of life brought on by big business is not the answer? Alternative medicine not only focuses on the symptoms but also the cause and effect of certain illnesses. Now, there are some side effects to alternative therapies and consumers need to be educated about how they should treat their bodies but, it is my opinion, if you treat you body with respect it will respond with optimal…
The third suggestion, hiring physician assistants to see patients but billing patients at the physician rate, is the ethical dilemmas of saying things you know are not true and violating rules. The reason this suggestion is both of these dilemmas is because the isn’t being honest when billing patients and it would lead to them violating IRS rules by not paying taxes correctly. The fourth suggestion, allowing physicians to buy shares in PCA, is the ethical dilemma of conflict of interest. The reason this is a conflict of interest is because physicians are supposed to put the interest of patients ahead of anything else, but if they are financially motivated to help the hospitals bottom line they will put the hospitals interest before the patients. The fifth suggestion, sterilizing and reusing cardiac catheters, could lead to the ethical dilemma of hiding information.…
While this legislation would allow terminally-ill patients access to possibly life-saving medication, the medication hasn’t been through FDA testing, which may result in worse side effects for the patients. The law does provide that the “patient must provide written informed consent” and that physicians must attest to the fact that the patient has a terminal illness and all other treatment options have been considered prior to the investigational drug (Dresser, 2015, p. 1641). The biggest impact of this legislation is to the individual as they will have to face the consequences of the medication, while also hoping for the benefits. The healthcare provider who treats the patient with the medication will also have to be very well educated in the medication’s potential side effects, while carefully monitoring the patient for any adverse, unknown side effects. The legislation does, however, protect health care providers from legal action for recommending an investigational drug…
Some drugs can hurt people more than help them but the patient doesn 't find that out until later . In addition , while drug advertisements encourage people to seek medical advice from professionals , there needs be more information given out when the advertisements airs because the advertisements may weaken the patient 's relationship with their doctor , not enough information is told about the drug when the advertisement airs and some…
Vaccination or not A collective subject that has caused much dispute in America is immunization. The current situation of vaccine has been a proponent of various maladies in society. Some people are against vaccination because they believe that vaccine can cause autism, while others think that compulsory vaccination laws is an affront to their freedom. Although “vaccines face a tougher safety standard than most pharmaceutical products,” researchers and concerned parents continue to challenge the claims of certain medical personnel that immunizations are safe (Kwok 436). The public demands to know if the vaccination is truly a utopian creation that can do no harm, but like…
The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Decision Making Process Introduction This paper will explore the ways that pharmaceutical companies make decisions regarding disease research. The current hypothesis is that prospective profitability is the most prevalent and most important reason taken into account. If this is true, then many ethical issues could arise, including the unnecessary suffering of individuals affected, since there could be a chance that the companies are not researching certain diseases or disorders simply because they would not be as profitable. Literature Analysis Neglected Diseases and the Pharmaceutical Industry A disease is considered neglected when, “there is a lack of effective, affordable, or easy to use drugs treatments.”…
Medicine Information: The truth about Brand-Name vs. Generic Medicine Lately, there has been a lot of debate regarding the use of generic medicines versus brand names. Are generics truly as effective as brand-name drugs? It pays to be educated since, as per the FDA, "practically 8 in 10 prescriptions filled in the United States are for generic medicines. The use of generic medicines is expected to increase over the next couple of years as various popular brand-name drugs fall off patent through 2015." What is the difference between brand-name and generics?…
Even though it doesn’t look like it at first, when you are taking your little plant to the pediatrician every month for another shot; vaccinations are cheaper than hospital visits. (NIH.par.4) Once your child gets sick with diphtheria, polio, or smallpox you’re going to wish you had spent the time worrying when they were young. There are germs everywhere now. School class rooms are infested, grocery cart are a sect pool but that’s the least of your worry. Sure, because of vaccines a case of polio or diphtheria in America is almost unheard of but international travels can bring back disease we may have now seen in years.…
Wrong. Pharmaceutical companies walk all over the FDA and the American population by slanting studies to make their lives easier. Sometimes they do it to make even more money! According to Jeremy Hsu, a reporter for livescience.com on June 24, 2010, “medical journals or pharmaceutical companies that sponsor research will report only ‘positive’ results, leaving out the non-findings or negative findings where a new drug or procedure may have proved more harmful than helpful” (Hsu). This means that instead of warning against possible problems and looking out for patient’s well being, companies take the easy way out and ultimately end up hurting patients.…
To relieve part of the pharmaceutical problem, we should not allow drug companies to advertise their products on T.V as this creates the problem of Americans wanting drugs that may pertain to them even if they don’t need it. Physicians are incentivized to overprescribe so they aren’t sued or because they get paid for each service. We need to tweak our legal system and reimbursement model so these don’t contribute…