Prescription drug advertising is now a part of America’s ever growing consumerist economy. The United States is one of the two countries that actually permit prescription drug advertising to their citizens. The reasoning behind this is so that people can be aware of what is out there and how it can ultimately accommodate them; helping rid themselves of any unnecessary baggage such us anxiety, allergies and deppression. Although many pharmaceutical representatives would argue that their…
If the increasing prescription rates are determined to be a health concern to the country, then appropriate action must be taken, and the driving factors of the increase must identified in order to guide this response. Advancements in Medicine. The most influential factor contributing to the increase is the rapid advancements occurring in the medical realm. In the past twenty years, there have been large enhancements to medical imaging technology, including computerized tomography (CAT) and…
ScriptPro was founded in 1994 and their initial product, SP 200, pioneered the pharmaceutical robotics sector. They offer over 200 products in North America and many other countries. Their robotic dispensing systems can complete 40-75% of daily prescriptions and is completely accurate and safe. With a ScriptPro system, a pharmacy is able to work during peak hours of business without the need for more staff. ScriptPro products also have the feature to alert pharmacists when specific medications…
Have prescription medications become a problem in our country? In today 's society health, and well-being is important issues. The response to this concern about health and well-being has resulted in an epidemic surrounding prescription drug abuse. The role of prescription drugs are meant to help people and make them healthier in various ways, however, the lack of foresight has caused these prescriptions to become hazardous to society. Are prescription drugs being overprescribed and over…
there aren’t any weaknesses in the company to discuss. If anything, the company has far more strengths than weaknesses all revolving around supplying customers with affordable prescription and nonprescription medications, tobacco and drug free programs, youth programs in the community, pharmacy advisor and prescription maintenance programs, counseling programs (has over 10 million so far), Minute Clinic services (with over 1,100 locations), and a host of other advantages to get the company…
medicine, and it’s years of time spent researching with different medicines, trying to find cures. True, pharmacists do collect a pay check and work like everyone else, yet they do more behind closed counters than people think. Pharmacists prescribe prescriptions, administer medicines, instruct the public, deal with patients’ personal lives, and research new medications for patients. Pharmacy is a fundamental part of…
In a health care setting, nurses in the provision of care of patients have a wide range of responsibilities such as guaranteeing value and ensuring medication safety whilst administering oral medication. However, during administering medications nurses often find their patients injured by common medication errors. Danger to medication safety is due to nurses being predisposed to factors including lack of knowledge and understanding of the medications being controlled, miscommunications amongst…
In the text, Issues in Economics today, Robert Guell states that in 2009 prescription drugs amounted to 10% of all U.S. health spending. When a new medication is developed it is issued a patent .A patent allows the inventor to have exclusive rights to sell the product, thus creating a monopoly. These monopolies can be more important on certain types of drugs. Orphan drugs or drugs that treat diseases that only a small number of people suffer from are granted longer patents. Without the longer…
and specialty pharmacy services, retail pharmacy network management services, prescription management systems, clinical services, disease management programs, and medical pharmacy management services. This segment serves employers, insurance companies, unions, government employee groups, health plans, managed Medicaid plans and plans offered on public and private organizations. The Retail Pharmacy segment sells prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, beauty…
Even in today’s modern world, medication errors in healthcare are alarmingly common. In the United States alone, an estimated four out of every five adults will use prescription medicines or over the counter drugs. One third of adults will use five or more different medications. 1 Medications given are normally beneficial to the recipient, resulting in improvements in health. However, these benefits also come with increased risks that can be detrimental as seen in adverse drug events. Adverse…