Pharmacology

Mylan Pharmaceuticals has been in the spotlight lately, but not exactly in a positive way. The media and consumers have made it known that they don’t appreciate excessive price hikes in one of the many drugs Mylan produces. The EpiPen is designed for patients who have a severe allergic reaction to some substance or extreme cases of asthma attacks. Unfortunately for those that need the drug, prices have increased from $57 in 2007 to about $616 for a two-pack today—an increase of 1,080%. Just…

Socio economic Status and Substance Abuse According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use, in 2014, 15.8 million women (or 12.9 percent) ages 18 or older had used illicit drugs; also in 2014, 4.6 million women (or 3.8 percent) ages 18 and older had misused prescription drugs; and in 2013, every 3 minutes, a woman went into the emergency room for prescription painkiller misuse or abuse. The problem with substance abuse has existed in women’s…

For me, Pharmacy is more than just production and dispensing of drugs. It is a profession that saves lives. Without the numerous drugs that hit the market every day and pharmacists who have a great knowledge about these drugs and their effects on the body, most illnesses would not be cured. I come from a family that believes in education and considers it a priority. My father is a university professor who believes in the power of knowledge and transferred this belief to me. Since childhood, I…

American people have a human right to live without pain and suffering and keep themselves healthy. The policy that stands to prohibit patients from receiving medical marijuana is a violation of this human right. A prescription for a non-narcotic or non-pharmaceutical drug that has shown many benefits to people should not be out of reach in any state. Medical Marijuana must be made legal in all 50 states. Not only does it aid in treatment for countless illnesses, but it will also decrease the…

Forests are essential places for therapeutic plants to develop. In the long run these can be utilized as a part of medicinal research. Forest degradation has enormously reduced the accessibility of therapeutic plant species in the Brazilian Amazon. As of today, 25% of Western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest materials, yet just 1% of plants of the Amazon have so far been tried. Currently, over 120 drugs come from plant-derived sources. Of the 3000 plants identified by the US National…

The pharmaceutical market in the United States is not a price regulated market, meaning the price of the drugs can be placed at any price without question. Due to the lack of regulation the pharmaceutical industry is the largest profit gaining industry in the United States market. Although this is great for the industry, it is not enjoyable for the consumers. Many Americans cannot acquire the medications they need to better their health because of the high costs. The World Health Organization…

The pharmaceutical industry and its practices of testing, safety, and marketing have been a controversial topic among U.S. citizens. In the United States, pharmaceuticals are the most government regulated products, yet there is still no regulation on the cost of prescription drugs. The prices of medication can go up overnight if the company chooses, which I believe to be unfair and unethical. If a pharmaceutical company that manufactures something considered to be "life-saving", then I think…

Another danger for patients who are prescribed psychiatric drugs is that these drugs are addictive and can interact negatively. According to Kutscher and Alexander (2007), drug-drug interactions are becoming more understood. A drug-drug interaction is when one substance, usually another drug, interferes with the activity of the drug. The more common interactions are pharmacokinetic, characterized by “changes in absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of specific medications” (p.…

• Identify the problem/concern: Prescription drugs have been marketed at an exceptionally high price across the country, making a high number of individuals and families unable to afford them. The costs of many lifesaving drugs have been sharply increased without any rational. Recently the cost of the medicine called Daraprim, used as the standard of care for treating life-threatening parasitic infection, was increased to $750 from $13.50, by the drug company the Turing Pharmaceuticals (Pollack,…

Mofetoluwa Adeosun HST410H1S Light, D. (2010). The Risks of Prescription Drugs. New York: Columbia University Press. Donald light is a professor of comparative health at rowan university schools of osteopathic medicine. He received his B.A in history from Stanford University, his MA in sociology at the University of Chicago and a PhD in sociology from Brandeis. He is one of the founding fellows of bioethics and he is interested in the historical roots of institutional corruption and how this…