Effects Of Medicines On The Pharmaceutical Industry

The smuggling of drugs has been a part of the society for over a century in most parts of the world. This form of business has flourished mostly in the developed countries such as the United States of America, where the demand for drugs is high while there is no or very small production in the country. The production in the countries where drugs such as cocaine, heroin, cannabis, etc are supplied is banned mostly under the respective local laws, and therefore the drug trafficking business is used to bring in the supply in these countries as these markets have the potential of earning the drug business cartels huge amounts of money.

“Drug policy regarding the control of the traditional illicit substances (opiates, cocaine, cannabis) is currently moving through upbeat times in almost all Western countries. Prohibition on the basis of repressive law enforcement not only seems to fail on a large scale, but also to create vast additional costs, problems, and harm for drug consumers, who often find themselves in extreme social, economic, and health conditions” (Fischer 1995: 389).

The branded pharmaceutical firms account for more than 50% of worldwide pharmaceutical sales. Thus they make huge profits. These profits can be used to fund hospitals in poor areas. This will not only give the firms respect but also a good recognition. Generic medicines are cheap and easily available. Though they may not be effective, but they serve the purpose for the poor. Some generic medicines may not give the desired results but the major diseases which occur among the poor people can be treated with generic medicines.

Counterfeits medicines has spread like wildfire across online shops and unauthorized pharmacies. According to the data that given from World Health Organization(WHO), they estimated that 10 to 30 percent fake medications products are now conquered marketing all over the globe. Eventhough, Malaysia that known as a country that have good system of laws also undergo this serious case when there three to five percent from the medicines that are sold in the country are counterfeit medicines. The identical packaging along with the insane price make some people eager to buy it. Instead of buying the original medicines, you get to buy a whole set of the medicine for the same price! But what dangers do thes products come with? Keep reading to find out.

Social conflicts and struggles are an inevitable part of any society in any country. These struggles can include an increased rate in crime, unemployment, domestic/general violence, and overall civilian depression. When governments cannot seem to find a means to an end, they often turn and look for something to blame for their struggles, and that thing is more often than not, drugs. For many years, several opiates and drugs were primarily used for medicinal purposes, were seen to have an abundance of health benefits and was widely accepted among communities. Although, with the increasing social conflicts and economic conditions, authorities turned to and targeted many different forms of once accepted drugs, and made them the scapegoat for the problems they were facing.

The United States defiantly needs to do more to prevent imported drugs into the country. More emphasis results in less drug use by consumers. Although it may not completely stop drug use. It will reduce the number of people gaining access nonetheless. An argument for this issue is that the more the force the United States places on drug

In the last two years, strategies of tackling prescription drug abuse have started showing promise. However, does it mean that this reduction will amount to an increase in illicit drug abuse? Citing on statistics from the UK and USA, Owens explains the global relevance of the abuse issue that has since eaten into most populations in other developed countries. In particular, differences in prescription worldwide are a determiner in the extent of drug abuse in many populations. Finally, the author outlines the various methods that could be utilized in the deterring of drug abuse. He advises various administrative agencies to take the matter seriously, through use of technology and prevent dependence on drugs. AS the most current article in the selection, the text will aid in understanding current problems and future areas of research into the

In the past several decades, millions of people in America have become involved in illegal drugs, either through usage or through the importation, manufacture, sale and distribution of these illegal substances. According to United States Justice Department statistics, of the millions of Americans who use illegal drugs today, 2.7 million of these people are hard-core drug abusers. The hard-core drugs that enjoy the most popularity are crack, cocaine and heroin -- all of which are highly addictive. Addiction increases consumption and consumption increases the necessity to provide the drugs. It is an illegal example of a supply and demand scenario.

Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Mark McClellan gives a statement to the Senate committee on the cost of prescription drugs. In it he addresses the reasons for high drug costs and gives proposals on how the FDA should correct the marginal discrepancies. McClellan also spotlights drug counterfeiting, border states’ practices, and international drug prices. Admitting that even with the current laws it is difficult for the FDA to enforce them because of the complexities of the counterfeit operations.

When it comes to drug use, efforts to lower the use and flow of illegal drugs in the United States have yet to be succeeded. On the contrary, the use and production of illegal drugs have only seemed to grow. Sadly, punitive laws have not reduced the use or the availability of illegal drugs but have actually had collateral damage. Example of said collateral damage is drug-related violence, health epidemics, mass incarceration, and the waste of law enforcement. Sadly, many have been murdered due to the act of violence between criminal activity fighting over territory and or power made due to drug trade. Since 2000, the amount of people living with HIV has tripled due to injecting drugs. In the last 30 years, prison population, in the United States, has quadrupled and nearly a quarter of federal inmates are convicted of drugs. Lastly, the amount of money being spent

While I can agree that the definition of drugs as ‘legal’ or ‘illegal’ during the period between World War II and the Cold War have been determined to ensure the global dominance of several private American pharmaceutical companies, and not by public health and safety concerns, I must add a very critical aspect to this statement. Not only did American corporations who manufactured drugs as their stock trade dominate the global drug market, the United States government was also ensured global economic and political dominance by controlling the definition of the legality of drugs. This collaboration between drug companies and the U.S. government, ensured that both would dominate and dictate, in the long term, and ensure that they would both benefit

prices and rationally using drugs. Unlike in China, however, the Priority Drug List varies in each state

Then of course we have the legal issues. Many of the drugs are being bought and not prescribed. Selling prescription drugs is a crime and could have some serious ramifications for both the buyer and the seller.

“A United Nations report lists phony medicines as the "greatest concern" when it comes to counterfeit goods (Counterfeit goods

(UNDCP, 2003). In the UK, the illicit drug trade generated as much as £6.6 billion in 2007 (Matrix