The prescription and over the counter drug markets have been rapidly increasing over the century. New drugs are continually being marketed to consumers of different ages for various symptoms and illnesses, some unheard of in the past as new scientific studies have determined newly found psychological and physical illnesses in recent years. New medications are becoming available for some form of treatment for every illness found (Levinthal 340). The government has increased restrictions for…
The demand for specialty medications will significantly increase. By 2020, 9.1 percent of healthcare spending will be for using specialty medications. After the Orphan Drug Act was enacted into law in 1983, more and more biological products and new medications have been developing to treat rare and critical diseases. Also, the Affordable Care Act ensures that patients cannot be denied coverage for pre-existing or high-cost conditions, which may require specialty medications. These laws create…
For the development of new drugs, there is a requirement for investment of major capital, human resources and scientific expertise. Not only are stringent regulations required on testing and manufacturing standards of the drug, there is also the general population healthcare requisite which needs to be met with the limited resources and technology available. For a new drug to reach the market, it takes more than a decade and several tests and trials that the FDA needs to clear. The information…
The Transportation Security Administration is a government agency that is over the security for highways, mass transit, and buses but they are mostly known for the security in America's airports. The TSA was created as a response to the September 11, 2001, attacks. The goal of the TSA is to make sure all flights are safe. The TSA has a funding that is roughly in the billions and the budgets come out of passenger tax. The TSA requires that passengers show ID at the security checkpoint before…
The United States Food and Drug Administration is the government agency responsible for regulating food, dietary supplements, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, biologics and blood products in the United States. The agency is authorized by the government to inspect, test, approve, and set safety standards for foods, chemicals, medical devices, cosmetics, and household devices (britanica.org). Made up of 2,100 scientist including chemists, pharmacologists, physicians, microbiologists,…
Do pharmaceutical companies really care about us? It’s crazy to believe that people you trust, don’t care for you one bit. Big Pharma, a group of pharmaceutical companies connected with the government gets large amounts of money from the people of the world; this conspiracy that people believe can be proven as factual through research over industry funded vs. government funded pharmaceuticals and the way the government finds a way to pay less and receive more money. It’s not easy to clearly…
America, a land founded with opportunity and wealth in mind and while I believe our founding fathers wanted to see growth and innovation I doubt it was to be at the expense of its people. Today the typical view of crime and how it affects our economy is focused on street crimes, however what many don 't realize is the number of corporate crimes occurring today play a more detrimental role in our economy and creates more victims than street crime. The types of corporate violations are vast and…
The Dangers of Herbal Supplements Herbal supplement are known as dietary supplements, which is a plant or a part of a plant that that is used for the scent, flavor, conditions, illnesses, or therapeutic purposes. Many people have taken Herbal Supplements for the past years, whether it was used to make you strong, lose weight, or stay healthy. There are more than 55,000 supplements available in the United States. “According to American Cancer Society, more than half of our American population…
As word spreads about the so-called “zombie apocalypse” we have set up an emergency shelter at the Federal Correctional Institute at 1101 John A Denie Rd, to provide a refuge for citizens. We have relocated all of the prisoners that were housed here to other locations and cleared out the entire prison to make room for as many refugees as possible. Seeking shelter here is recommended if you do not have a safe place to go as its heavily fortified, food and medical supplies are available, and it…
Less than one percent of all the water on Earth is drinkable to humans. Considering, then, that the Earth itself is about seventy percent water, even less than one percent is still quite a bit of water to work with; however, it does mean that humans are working with a very limited amount of drinkable water. It is very understandable, then, that contamination of that water should be a cause for concern. It has been found that pharmaceuticals are entering the water as pollutant, and there has been…