Smith's Food and Drug

The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to “enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States” (The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 2017). The DEA received it legal authority from the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, usually termed the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) (The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 2010). The DEA classifies drugs into groups of “schedules” represented by Roman Numerals…

elevated drug costs via increasing premiums (“The high prices of prescription drugs,” n.d.). Digging deeper in the mindset of the drug companies, they exploit the blend of regulations that oblige insurance companies to incorporate fundamentally all of the costly medications in their policies (“The high prices of prescription drugs,” n.d.). They also use the logic and mantra that really stipulates that each novel health care good be accessible to the masses (“The high prices of prescription…

The cost of drugs in America have been increasing despite criticism from the population and public officials. The price for name brand drugs have raised 12% and pharmaceutical companies continue to increase the prices multiple times a year (Thomas, 2016). Pharmaceutical companies have profited on the price increases while insurers and employers pay more. The burden of the high drug prices is often seen first-hand by uninsured patients who pay the list price of the drug. What justifies the high…

There were over 35,000 personal injury claims filed against the company ("35 FDA-Approved Prescription Drugs Later Pulled from the Market - Prescription Drug Ads - ProCon.org"). Perhaps if corners were not cut and the creators of the drug had spent more time studying the effects, and if the FDA reviewed it longer, these injuries and deaths would not have occurred. Although speeding up the drug review and approval process may have benefitted some people who were desperate for a cure, it…

the popular Phentermine. The dieter initially found it difficult to believe the effectiveness of Phentermine when they first started using it. As a matter of fact, it made their bodies more healthy and active. Unfortunately, the FDA had to ban the drug when they consider its adverse effects on human health. Meanwhile, many scientists who are fully aware that losing weight is not so easy came together and embarked on years of research to observe and learn the operation of Phentermine.…

When it comes to the regulation of drugs Americans are not informed fully on what the FDA’s actions are. Overall, their job is to ensure the drugs will not cause a large amount of harm but there is a large amount of science they do not test. Richard Deyo, an MD from The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, wrote an address that started the FDA’s procedures are lacking by that statement that, “It does not review advertisements before use, assess cost-effectiveness, or regulate…

Food and Drug Administration FDA, http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm397711.htm The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency that regulates food and supplements as well many more items. The FDA, provides an online website that provides information on numerous topics, like for example artificial sweeteners. With the help of the FDA, there is information provided to us the public. Through this website we know what artificial sweeteners are and if they are safe. There is a…

this document from a Medicine Journal about the drug, Thalidomide which was developed by a German pharmaceutical company called Grünenthal in Stolberg. This company wanted to create a drug. They started clinical trials for treating respiratory infections in 1956. Researchers at Grünenthal then discovered that thalidomide could help with morning sickness found in pregnant women The drug was then advertised to help with morning sickness in 1957. This drug was found in over 50 different types of…

healthcare providers. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approximately 1.3 million people experience either death or injury due to medication mishaps (medication error reports, 2009). Errors occur in all level of the healthcare field that can lead to someone’s death. However, pharmacists no matter what setting whether it’s anything from retail to manage care their responsibilities in preventing drug errors are significant. A Pharmacist is a drug expert they are the last person…

supplements, herbs, and therapies appear safe, but are clinically unproven, and in conventional medicine, prescription drugs are closely regulated, but not always safe. Both forms of medical treatment have their advantages and disadvantages. Nonetheless, the use of alternative medicine and conventional medicine can be integrated more effectively to decrease prescription drug use, give people healthier options, and lower health care cost. In integrating alternative therapies with conventional…