National pharmaceuticals policy

Among the four panelists, Darian Leader had impressed me the most not only because of his viewpoints but the logic of his arguments. First of all, he pointed out that a hundred years ago in the medical journals, the references indicated that people who were depressed or anxious would take prescription, but those disorders would never be framed as symptoms or phenomena. However, that situation has changed radically recently. Those symptoms or phenomena have become equated with disorders, and were…

turning a bill into law. During this assignment, I recognized the importance of nurses to be up to date on current issues related to health care and how critical it is for us to get out of our comfort zone and be an advocate to influence change in policies, laws and regulations. Nurse’s play a vital role in health care and we are in a key position to help shape the future of health…

ADHD medication is wrongly used in attempt to market the drug to doctors, parents, and patients. To shed some light upon how ADHD medication came to be, Mr. Griggs bought a small pharmaceutical company. He soon discovered that his weight loss pill, Obetrol, might be effective for the treatment of ADHD. Griggs then published his findings and marketed the pill. Later, selling his company to Shire for $186 million (Schwarz 3). Spending millions more to promote this "life changing" pill to doctors.…

As a sales representative of ABC Pharmaceuticals Corporation, I was contacted three months ago by CBS pharmacy store which would like to order some nutrition supplements. In the negotiation, CBS specifically required that the shelf life shall be longer than one year. Our manufacturing department and logistic department guaranteed me that the customer’s requirement can be fulfilled. Therefore, I accepted CBS’s order, the contract was signed, and products were shipped last month. However, the…

People of the U.S., there is a calamity in the world of medicine that I must inform you about. Pharmaceutical companies have been overcharging the ill for life-saving medicine for years. Many of those with terminal illnesses who have suffered under a bad hand from fate have been unable to afford the medicine they need to survive because of the astronomical prices placed on them by companies. Why? They struggle to pay for basic needs such as food, water, and clothes let alone medicines with their…

Senior Research Paper Pharmacist This career involves distributing drugs that are prescribed by physicians and health practitioners. Pharmacists provide information about medications and their use. They also advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medication. A pharmacist must understand the use, clinical effects, and composition of drugs, including their chemical, biological, and physical properties. Although you usually only…

protracting repolarization and the QT interval [22]. The QT prolongation is known to be more frequent in women than men due to the specific regulation of potassium channel expression by sex steroids and estrogen [15]. For example, quinidine is a pharmaceutical agent used for arrhythmia, which produces 44% increases in the slope of the QTc interval, occurring more in females than in males [21]. Recent statistical analyses of drug induced torsade de pointes showed that this type of ADR has…

Interests and beliefs The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a United States federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services that regulates foods, drugs, biologics, and medical devices, as well as veterinary and tobacco products. Biologics include the development and implication of vaccines and their distribution and administration. Vaccines are regulated by the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). The chief responsibility of CBER is to ensure that…

Pharmacy Manager Interview Regarding Personnel Management. I interviewed a CVS pharmacy manager regarding issues related to personnel management. Some of the issues she identified were scheduling, prioritizing, and multitasking. Scheduling is one of the biggest issues that the pharmacy manager faces related to personnel management. Employees may have different availability and it is hard to make a schedule that will accommodate every employee’s availability and personal preferences and will…

Martin Shkreli, CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, recently became one of the most hated CEOs in America. After his company acquired the rights to Daraprim, a drug relied upon by patients with weak immune systems (AIDS), he raised the price over 5,000%, from $13 to $750 a pill. Shkreli’s reasoning for the sudden rise in price was that the extra money received would be put towards research and development, and it was only fair since other pharmaceutical companies have made similar price hikes. As he…