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One of the primary responsibilities of the FDA is the approval of pharmaceutical drugs based on criteria of safety and effectiveness. This control has developed over the past century in response to tragedies that resulted from the lack of rigorous drug testing prior to a drug’s circulation. In this way, the FDA acts as a safeguard against companies peddling ineffective, unsafe, or simply untested products for the sake of profit.2 The current drug approval system works by implementing a series of…

The United States have spent far more money on the health care than any other countries. At 17.1% of their gross domestic product on health care, the United States devoted at least 50 percent more of its economy to health care than do other countries (Squires &Anderson, 2015). Even with so much spending on healthcare, people in the United States are still unable to afford the health care prices, particularly the need for prescription drugs. It is difficult for consumers who have already spent…

Costly medication is sometimes prescribe by healthcare providers with no benefits to the patient’s health. This raises an ethical concern because the patients’ health is in jeopardy for taking medications that they do not need and they are now burden with the cost of that prescription drug. Often times, there is pressure on healthcare providers from the big pharmaceutical companies to sell their drugs to patients. Leonard J. Weber, a professor at the University of Detroit, talks about the ethics…

Jermaine Lamarr Cole born January 28th, 1985 is a true inspiration for young adults going down the wrong path and tries to portray that image for himself in many of his songs and videos. When looking at J Cole he portrays himself a lot differently than what his words speaks in some of his videos but in the video “Crooked Smile” he does show how much he wants to change today’s youth and society. This video is what I chose to analyze for this paper because it has so many different meanings between…

Johnson and Johnson is a company who has been around since 1886 with products ranging from baby items to pharmaceuticals. One of their bestselling products, a subsidiary, with over one hundred million users, Tylenol was responsible for 19 percent of Johnson & Johnson's corporate profits during the first few years of the company starting. Tylenol was the absolute leader in the painkiller field accounting for a 37 percent market share, outselling the next four leading painkillers combined,…

In conclusion, profit is the number one concern for these drug companies as proved by using Kant’s second categorical imperative. The large pharmaceutical companies spend money to market their expensive drugs that they want consumers to purchase. They decide which medications will be marked directly to you. If direct-to-consumer advertising was illegal, the money saved on advertising costs might lower the costs for drugs. This current practice uses patients as a means to reach the company’s…

The unbelievable news was on the radio. You had heard it but you didn’t believe it was true. The stock market had crashed. People were hysterical. The lines at all of the banks were as long as the eye could see. The people living in this time period were just beginning to experience the awful roller coaster their lives would be. In 1929 the Stock Market crashed. which led to the Great Depression. Roosevelt passed the first New Deal in 1933 and it ended in 1935. The Second New Deal started in…

line of battle while defending our country. Some have been injured to a point where they do not have the ability to walk or have lost limbs in the line of duty. Despite the benefits veterans are currently eligible for and receiving, the Veteran’s Administration should be doing more for veterans. For some veterans it takes them several months just to get checked up at the VA. “Hundreds of veterans have waited months for medical attention at the VA. Of those cases, 40 or more died waiting for…

Should Know About TSA When Traveling With an Infant If there are concerns going through an airline security checkpoint with an infant, knowing how to prepare and what to expect will help alleviate anxieties. Although, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has strict rules, the TSA agent understands the necessities required for traveling with a baby. Therefore, enforcement regarding baby’s formula, food and gear has special circumstances, and a little preparation beforehand can…

Even in today’s constantly advancing, dynamic, highly educated world there still exists disease. Throughout an individuals life it is undeniable that at some stage they will encounter a disease of some category whether that be a common dose of influenza or a more severe disease such as cancer. A startling amount of resources are pumped into combating diseases of all levels. Unfortunately it is still a reality that diseases of unknown etiology exist. Diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)…