Benefits Of A New Allergy Medicine

The “Cold Feet” dilemma had seven people that would be affected by my decision: The shareholders, the Chief Legal Officer, the Marketing Director, the Division Medical Director, the National Institute of Health, the future purchasers of the drug, and the Journal. The reputation lens and the relationship lens were used to help me make a decision. The relationship lens helped me identify that people involved are entitled to a number of limited rights, people without power must be protected, and the right to a fair process. This led me to choose to have a committee with the appropriate authority and representation

Medical error is the third leading cause of death in the US, right behind heart disease and cancer. More than 200,000 people die annually as a result of diagnostic mistakes and negligence by healthcare professionals (Washingtonpost, 2016). In the healthcare industry, even the smallest mistakes and oversight could lead to severe consequences for both the patient and professionals. A healthcare professional would be held liable for any discrepancies that causes harm. The following case will analyze the ethical issue and negligence that lead to the death of an elderly woman.

Jerry McCall is an office assistant for Dr. William’s. Jerry has received training as both a medical assistant and Licensed practical nurses (LPN). During the time the receptionist is out to lunch Jerry is covering for her. Jerry is faced with a common problem in the health care field today. Jerry has been asked to call in a refill for Valium to a pharmacy for a patient. This paper will address why Jerry is not qualified to refill any prescription medication. If Jerry is protected if a lawsuit is filled. Jerry’s decision is a tough one, legal and ethical issues and advice will be provided for Jerry’s use.

Atul Gawande in his article “When the Doctor Makes Mistakes” exposes the mystery, uncertainty and fallibility of medicine in true stories that involve real patients. In a society where attorneys protect hospitals and physicians from zealous trials from clients following medical errors, doctors make mistakes is a testimony that Gawande a representative of other doctors speak openly about failures within the medical fields. In this article, Gawande exposes those errors with an intention of showing the entire society and specifically those within the medicine field that when errors are hidden, learning is squelched and those within the system are provided with an opportunity to continue committing the same errors. What you find when you critically analyse Gawande, “When Doctors Make Mistakes essay is how messy and uncertain medicine turns out to be. Throughout the entire article you experience the havoc within the medicine field as the inexperienced doctor misapplies a central line in a patient.

4. A nurse in an ambulatory setting administers a prescribed antibiotic. The “five rights” of medication administration are observed. However, the patient, who has no known allergies, experiences an anaphylactic reaction. The patient is skillfully resuscitated and is promptly transported to the nearest hospital. Unfortunately, he suffers permanent hypoxic brain damage and severe disability. The family sues the clinic, the physician, and the

Dr. Pierce was the only medical doctors assigned to developing the new drug called loperamide that treats diarrhea in infants, children and elderly. Based on her formulation there was high level of saccharin which is not suitable in United States however it is acceptable in Europe. Dr. Pierce had a legal and moral obligation to express her concern regarding the drug being not safe at the current level of saccharin, however resigning from her job due to disagreement with her employer was not necessary. She could have stayed with her current role and continue to explore other formulation with lower saccharin while the employer recommended other options. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. is another key stakeholder as the new drug treatment would generate revenues for the company. The employer followed public policy of new drug

I agree with juror number two, that the pharmacist is selfish and should have helped Heinz try to cure his wife. Our pharmacist nowadays have to take a medical Oath to help patients, looking out for their best interest. Heinz has not only created jobs but has also saved lives, this is for the greater good of everyone in society not just one person. As a current member of the health care community I know the importance of helping others and trying to do what is best for all the patients, not just one.

The case study of Crowe v. Provost, 374 S. W. 2d. 645 (Tenn. 1963), was a highly-anticipated court case for the 1960’s. The following list pertaining to the example of what went wrong and by whom. The first patient appointment opens a file with the patient’s basic information and any allergies including medication(s). This would typically be done with the receptionist. If this was not the doctor’s first time seeing this patient, then the physician should have checked the chart to see if there were any allergies to anything including medication, such as, Penicillin and Cosa-Terrabon. Referring to the Crowe vs. Provost, the child was then rushed back into the doctor’s office with worsening symptoms, the nurse should have listened to the mother. The nurse, could have instructed the mother to take the worsening child to the nearest Emergency Department. The nurse advising the doctor, “That she thought the child was about the same as when the physician saw him earlier in the day” (Flight, M., 2011, page 5-6) was not a good idea. The doctor could have been brought in for an examination of the ailing patient. The receptionist returning from her lunch should not have been a signal for the nurse to leave for any reason with the patient getting worse. Again, the patient and mother should have been instructed to go to the nearest emergency room. The receptionist should not have been left alone with an ailing patient. Mistakenly, the receptionist calling the doctor first and

Blendon, R. DesRoches, C. Brodie, M., Benson, J. Rosen, A., & Schneider, A. (2002). Views of practicing physicians and the public on medical errors. New England Journal of Medicine. 347, 1933-1940.

The fear of medical malpractice lawsuits is an issue faced by all who practice medicine. To avoid public criticism by colleagues or the public from their profession and sometimes lose their ability to practice, physicians, and doctors feel forced to follow published standards of care. These treatments often include prescribing medications made to treat

Wigand morally struggled with the information that he discovered at B&W, the death threats, intimidation, and their constant reminder of lawsuits compelled him to testify against the company. This situation certainly met the five conditions in order to morally justify blowing the whistle on his employer. He had “reason to believe that by going public the necessary changes would occur. The chance of being successful was worth the risk” (DeGeorge 311) due to the severity of the situation. The doctor had documented evidence that nicotine was dangerous and the company’s practices posted a serious danger to the customers. Dr. Wigand made the difficult decision to “cooperate with Federal regulators and anti-tobacco investigators, becoming the famous and highest paid executive to blow the whistle at that time” (Lyman). He also did an interview with 60 Minutes where he disclosed the secrets of the giant tobacco companies and what they tried to so hard to keep from the

This writer received a call from the dosing window by Nurse Joann while in session regards to Elizabeth and having a scar under her eye. Upon meeting with Elizabeth, she appeared to be unease that she could not dose. This writer strongly advised the patient to calm down as this writer needs to gained clarification from the Nurse as to what is going on. There is concern about the scar under the patient eye; however, the patient proclaims that she is clumsy and fell down. The nurse informed the patient about the need to speak with the on call doctor for an order to be put in place in order for the patient to dose. Based on the nurse comment, the patient was getting upset and bit emotional. This writer then questioned the patient in order for

This can be read as a key ethical question to many healthcare case studies because of the errors and situations that occur. One of the explanations for this occurrence may be the overwhelming workload, chaotic environment and lack of individual attention prescribed to each patient. These issues can cause a disruption to the ethical principle of Beneficence. The principle of Beneficence calls to action the act of helping others and having compassion for the patients. This principle can be threatened when a doctor or caretaker is overworked and unable to effectively manage the series of patients and work they are assigned to take on. I believe that the admitting doctor did not initially catch the error of not calling for the specific drug need because he was more focused on getting Mr. Londborg stable and on the medication to treat his initial and present condition before worrying about the preventative medication. In addition, the doctor was so focused on helping everyone all at once that he was blind to the small details and loose ends that needed to be taken care

Allergies are among the most common inveterate case worldwide. Allergy symptoms range from making you powerless to putting you at risk for life-menacing reaction.Food allergies are defined as “ the body 's abnormal responses to harmless foods; the reactions are caused by the immune system 'sreaction to some food proteins” (thefreedictionary.difntion.com).In other words,The job of the body’s immune system is to identify and ruin germs (such as bacteria or viruses) that make you sick. A food allergy results when the immune system wrong targets a harmless food protein an allergen as menace and attacks it.

In the case analysis of Sycamore Pharmaceuticals John Blake should come forward with the information that he has on the negative study about Osteoporin. Telling the truth is the ethical and responsible thing to do for his company and for the people using this product. This honesty may cost Mr. Blake his position within the company but will protect his reputation in the business world and could prevent legal action to be taken against him. Failure to be honest could still cost him his position and damage his reputation preventing him from finding work elsewhere. There is truth in the saying that trust is hard to earn and easy to lose and once lost even harder to regain.