Food and Drug Administration

of epipens because the “Mylan” company has a monopoly on them and is unfairly controlling the price. The price of epipens has been raised over 400% in the past few years because Mylan’s one competitor had a recall due to possible errors in drug dosage. The drug used in epipens, epinephrine, is inexpensive and each epipen carries only a dollars worth. The injector itself is bought by Mylan from a manufacturer for only $34.50 per pen! This is a very unfair raise in price and something needs to…

If such Moralzac pill was approved by the FDA, I would consider the problem in hand before its prescription. To elucidate the issue based on the eight step decision-making method I would consider the following: first, I would identify the client’s problem. Second, I would seek more reliable information regarding the effectiveness of the pill for such problems and its negative side effects. I would skip step three and would go to fourth step; at this time I would consider consulting with other…

activities might include; sports teams, fraternities, sororities, campus organizations or clubs, social gatherings, and even parties. The more often overlooked activities may even include alcohol and drugs. Drugs, not on the topic of cocaine, heroin, or even marijuana. College students are abusing another kind of drug, prescription medications. These medications may include; ADHD medication, anxiety medication, and even anti-depressants. There are college students across the United States that…

tobacco products is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation (retrieved from http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/default.htm). From this description the main purpose of the FDA seems to be to protect people’s health and making sure that the food we eat, or the…

to the food safety, the government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act in June 30, 1906, and the Meat Inspection Act in the same day. Therefore, the government did respond to the public concern in regarded to food safety. Although the primary goal of the Pure Food and Drug Act was to protect consumers, this law had made a huge impact on many large food companies. With the existing of the low price of adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products, it increased the competition among the food and…

legalization and decriminalization of Marijuana After struggling in my own life with alcohol and drugs like cocaine and ecstasy, I have always had an interest of the history of drug abuse and this country’s war on drugs. I personally believe that Marijuana does not fall into the same category as alcohol or any other drugs. For most of human existence we have used plant remedies as medication, food, and religious ceremonies. Marijuana was first used for its hemp fibers to make clothes and rope…

order to comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), it is a requirement that manufacturers obtain Food and Drug Administration(FDA) approval before proceeding to market any brand-name or generic drug in interstate commerce. The generic drug must have the same chemical counterparts as the approved brand-name drug. Once the drug is approved, the manufacturer is not allowed to make any vital changes to the overall quantifiable formulation of the drug product such as the active…

The Pure food and drug act was and still is a needed policy for our relatively young nation, because if it wasn’t instated we would still be consuming Chalked thinned milk and Diseased meat from improper food processing and sale of these botched products. This improper use or mishaps still happen to this modern day and this act has been in effect since 1906 just a little over a hundred years. Considering the most recent contamination of this is with iceberg and romaine lettuce and it was four…

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice. The Drug Enforcement Agency was established on July 1, 1973. This law enforcement is the leading enforcement for handling the biggest drug cases that the U.S has to give. Today, as we know it Cannabis is a common drug that is brought upon the Drug Enforcement Agency, but in a variety of cases Cannabis is to cure many,…

Decriminalization and Legalization_(Feb. 2016).pdf”).” That is an astounding number of people. It’s no wonder that the “DEA has nearly” 5,000 Special Agents” and is bank rolled by the taxpayer who has shelled out over “$1 trillion dollars” to fight the war on drugs (Houser and Robert E. Rosacker). Millions of users, and trillions of dollars being used to police them; those both seem like extremely large and alarming numbers. It’s clear why the fear of crime running rampant the rough the…