Pharmaceutical drug

Drug Abuse Everyday around the world there are people consuming different kinds of drugs. Some may use them prescribed from doctors and then there are some that abuse the consumption of drugs. Although some people may take the drug because it’s prescribed by their doctor, it later turns into an addiction or abuse of the drug. In this article you will learn about the most common drugs abused physical and psychological, along with the signs, symptoms and treatment for them. Also, you’ll be able…

Having been in community practice for quite some time, I have come to understand that packaging of a pharmaceutical product is a production process which every pharmaceutical companies that are into production should take as serious as the formulation process. Apart from its primary role of maintaining the integrity of a dosage form, it equally plays an invaluable role in the marketing strategy surrounding the product in question. What is packaging? Packaging can be best defined as the…

from too much wine and too little sleep the night before. But memory loss is also a side effect of common prescription drugs. If your daily life has become hampered by trouble remembering things, one of these prescription drugs may be the culprit. Antianxiety Drugs (Benzodiazepines) This includes common prescriptions such as Xanax, Librium, Klonopin, Valium, and Ativan. These drugs are typically prescribed to treat anxiety disorders, muscle spasms, delirium and agitation. The problem is,…

a certain drug can cause one to be very disoriented and lose sight and focus on what tasks are at hand. A recent study by the National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that in the year 2012, 6.8 million people aged 12 or older were current nonmedical users of prescription drugs. Of the 6.8 million people, 4.9 million were users of pain relievers. (1) Prescription narcotic drug abuse, or nonmedical use of narcotics, has been identified as an epidemic on the rise. In most cases, drug abuse…

4.1.8. Mistrust of Big Pharmaceuticals: A most interesting theme which emerged in participant interviews was that of 'Mistrust '. Particularly participants in all groups indicated through their speech that they mistrust (to varying degrees) large pharmaceutical companies and indeed governmental laws which surround substances. Participants seemed focused somewhat on the prescription of opiates, equating substances such as heroin, a substance which most participants categorised as perhaps one of…

almost all of those at risk have been affected (Herrick, 2016: 2). Concerns about drug price increases, like the EpiPen’s, have caused confusion in many people. Mylan has been criticized directly for EpiPen’s price increase; some…

valued at $4 billion, marked one of the landmark deals of Indian Pharmaceutical industry which resulted in making Sun Pharma the largest pharmaceutical company in India, the largest Indian Pharma company in the US and the 5th largest generic company worldwide. One of the major controversies was related to the ability of Ranbaxy to stay out of trouble. In 2009 the US Food and Drug Administration said it halted reviews of all drug applications including data developed at Ranbaxy's Paonta Sahib…

The sudden price increase for the drug, called Daraprim, was due to rare usage. As demand dropped, the price had to increase to meet the return-on-investment (ROI)…

shocking substance, LSD. Researchers have been testing for possible therapeutic properties of the mind bending drug for years. The question now is should LSD be legalized for its groundbreaking health benefits or is human nature too dangerous for the potent drug. My answer is definitely, one take of LSD could have a stronger effect than a year of therapy. Doctors, Pharmacists, and users of the drug have provided well over enough information to introduce American, and global, use of the…

about drug companies denounces the pharmaceutical industry for, among many things, its greed, deceit, and lack of innovation. Understandably, her lecture has been criticized for its unfair portrayal and vilification of these drug companies. While some of her qualms with the pharmaceutical industry are subjective and short-sighted, most of her problems and related solutions are supported with data and historical evidence. She specifically outlines two main reforms to drug policy: forcing drug…