Pharmaceutical drug

Examining the Painkiller Overdose Epidemic through Historical Perspectives Introduction: Prescription drugs, most notably painkillers, have been prevalent in the 21st century among high-schoolers. According to a 2005 study, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. So why is there an increase in the usage of painkillers, specifically among high-school students in southern…

They convinced themselves it would be worth pushing through loopholes in the Japanese drug approval process as well as the "direct-to-consumer advertising rules" (Watters 525) unethically, in order to get the drug to the Japanese people earlier. Of course not twelve years earlier because there had not been the possibility of money involved at that time. The drug companies insisted that their ethical reason to cure the world of depression was worth unethically pushing through…

Balance Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease Using Virtual Reality Evidence-based practice includes the integration of patient values and focuses on the most appropriate course of action through clinical expertise and best available research. In order to produce the best research a clinician must form an adequate question and search strategy, critique the research found, critically interpret the findings, and apply them to each patient scenario. For instance, a clinical scenario could be, “Gerald…

When a scientist develops a new drug and believes it is ready for people to try, he or she has to go through a process with the FDA to get the drug approved and ready to make it into a person 's everyday life. Most people do not know the process of how a drug goes from chemicals, or any of the substances placed in a medication, to the pill, IV, nose spray, etc. that a patient has in his or her hand. The FDA has a long process that a drug has to go through before that patient can hold it. After a…

Kaya offers skin care solutions - its technology led cosmetic dermatological services and products through 100+ clinics: 82 in India across 26 cities and 18 in the Middle East in addition to the 4 Derma Rx clinics and Medispas in Singapore and Malaysia. During Q3FY13, Kaya achieved a turnover of INR 78.5 crore (USD 14.5 million) registering a growth of about 5% over Q3FY12. The Kaya business in India and in the Middle East achieved same store sales growth of about 4% during Q3FY13 as compared…

Abstract The medical device industry is highly competitive. Of the top 40 international manufacturers, according to the journal Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry (MDDI), the only UK company on the list is Smith & Nephew, ranked 21st with market capitalization of $14.9 billion and its major rival is an US company in 19th place named Zimmer Biomet with market capitalization of $17.0 billion. This report will evaluate the current performance, financial position and liquidity of Smith & Nephew…

Cosmetic Labelling Introduction Cosmetic labelling is one of the main constituents when it comes to cosmetics. Without the labelling requirements and regulations that the European Union has enforced, consumers would have no idea what they are purchasing or using on their bodies. Information such as the brand or the ingredients present play a large role in what people may purchase, especially if they have allergies or some type of medical condition to take into consideration. Labelling…

L’Oreal, Shiseido, Unilever, and Emami all share a common thread. They each, like many other make-up companies, make a profit off of colorism – prejudice against individuals with a dark skin tone – through the manufacture and sell of skin lighteners. The skin lightening industry is worth millions of dollars and is still growing in many countries around the world. The industry is booming for many reasons, such as: perceived benefits of light skin, the type of advertisements companies use, and a…

John D Rockefeller and George Eastman were captains of industry because they were innovators and and philanthropists. Rockefeller introduced new techniques that reshaped the oil industry. Rockefeller used kerosene instead of throwing it out. He sold sold byproduct paraffin to candlemakers, and other byproduct petroleum jelly to medical supply companies. He also used it to pave roads. Rockefeller was able to come up with a way to use something that others saw as waste, when he saw it as gold. The…

BEMA film was designed to rapidly deliver a drug across the mucosa when fast onset of effect is required and to formulate drugs with poor oral bioavilability[1] Buprenorphine has very poor oral bioavailability(~10%) due to extensive first pass metabolism[3] and hence cannot be formulated as an oral tablet. IM, IV, suppository, transdermal, sublingual and buccal administration routs all bypass first pass metabolism and hence increase the bioavailability however IM, IV or suppositories would be…