Pharmaceutical drug

In a well-presented TED talk called “The Power of Vulnerability” by Brene Brown, the the ideas of shame and vulnerability are discussed greatly. Within this talk, Brown explains the revelation she came to in regards to vulnerability: vulnerability is the root of shame and fear, yet it is also the source of a sense of belonging and worthiness. More specifically, Brown deliberated that in order for people to feel worthy of who they are and live authentically, they must embrace vulnerability and…

The NMC Code states “Advise on, prescribe, supply, dispense or administer medicines within the limits of your training and competence, the law, our guidance and other relevant policies, guidance and regulations” (Nursing and Midwifery Council (2015)) Prior to beginning this placement, I had no experience in administering medication to patients, this reflection explores my own skills development regarding medication and how I can improve my practice in the future. In this reflection, I shall be…

contributing to control and prevent schistosomiasis and it is the only drug available for schistosomiasis. It has also the following important features: good efficacy, safety, operational convenience and low cost. However, exclusive use of it for controlling the disease has many limitations. For instance it does not prevent re-infection. Not only this but due to usage of the drug for more than three decades we may face emergence of drug resistance in a near future if we do not avoid…

Health Promotion: Medical Marijuana for Pain Management What is pain management? According to Spine-Health online, pain management is a medical approach that draws on disciplines in science and alternative healing to study the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pain. (Retrieved from https://www.spine-health.com/glossary/pain-managementpain-medicine on 06/04/18). The most common treatment for pain management is prescription narcotics and opioids that have many adverse and harmful side…

the increasing use of drugs in society today, there has been need to conduct drug test on people in various setups for various reasons. Testing drugs on people have been an ethical issue for years. Over time the types of experimentation that we can do on humans has become much more restricted for ethical reasons. But, we are still testing drugs on humans to determine the drug’s effectiveness as well as the side effects that are associated with the drug. Almost every drug that we take for big…

government aided big companies in taking about extra money from you? What if I told you that you probably paid up to 5000% more for life-saving prescription drugs? The government played a key role for you to pay so much, because of government-granted monopolies, i.e., copyright and patent monopolies. Through these monopolies, the government insured big drug and entertainment companies with the right to overcharge everyday people, who are probably living paycheck to paycheck. What if I told you,…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) role is to ensure that the food the humans are consuming are safe to do so. The FDA only requires manufacturers to label their products containing Genetically Modified (GM) ingredients if only alters the main compound of the ingredient. Producers have the voluntary option of labeling their products that contain or don't contain GM ingredients. Other nations around the world obligated the manufacturers to label their products stating if the product contains…

Case study 4 Even in the absence of a known drug target, a drug can be designed to perform a specific function through the testing of a variety of substituents. Through this, the biological activity of each substituent can be determined in order to create the final product in the form of a marketable drug. An example of this is oxamniquine, which is a drug that is active against schistosomes, the causative agent for schistosomiasis (Patrick, 2013, p. 305). Schistosomiasis, caused by three…

allergy remedy, the company’s history of success consists on its Pharmaceuticals Division’s critical long-term strategic plan which helps maintain its cash flow from different periods of time allowing the company to pursue new opportunities in emerging markets (James, Kinnear, & Deighan, 2014). Allstar Brands Divisions Allstar Brands Corporation is divided into three divisions: Consumer Products, International, and Pharmaceuticals. The…

I had the opportunity of serving my first Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) at Capital Regional Medical Center in Tallahassee, Fl. I worked alongside of pharmacist, Payam Parchamzad RPh. and his certified technicians. I currently work in a retail pharmacy at Publix, and having the ability to experience hospital pharmacy was very interesting because I gained more knowledge, saw a patient in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and learned about different medications that I wouldn’t dispense…