In Australia there is a multitude of medication available to us to increase our quality of life that are typically used appropriately in the community. However, there has been a growing number of individuals misusing pharmaceutical drugs and this has now become an emerging public issue in Australia and overseas. This research will be based on the misuse of the following pharmaceutical drugs: opioids, benzodiazepines and codeine. All of which have the potential to become an addiction. The extent to
willing to risk a jail term to obtain or grown marijuana" (Fackelmann, 1997). Marijuana continues to prove its medicinal properties, especially in pain management. But patients have to break the law in order to obtain relief. That's not right. Prescription drugs, on the other hand, are medicines that have been approved by the Food and Drug
Administration The regulation of all areas of health care in The United States falls to The United States Department of Health and Human. One such area is the regulation on medications dispensed within the United States. The section of The United States Department of Health and Human Services responsible for regulation on medications is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Whereas the FDA has many functions, such as regulation of food, cosmetics, tobacco, and animal medicine, one of the well-known
Pharmaceutical formulations are important in the treatment of human and animal disease conditions (Thiele-Bruhn and Beck, 2005). Pharmaceutical chemicals (PHCs) are recognized as biologically active compounds and their molecular weights may range from 200 to 500 / 1000 Dalton. Currently, there is little information on the total global administration of drugs to humans and animals. Despite the unavailability of data, the total sales of formulations were $518 billion in 2004 (Kümmerer, 2009). This
Human and animal disease conditions are treated or controlled with pharmaceutical formulations (Thiele-Bruhn and Beck, 2005). These formulations are known to be biologically active compounds and their molecular weights may range from 200 to 500 / 1000 Dalton. Currently, there is little information on the total global administration of drugs to humans and animals. Despite the unavailability of data, sales totaled $518 billion in 2004 (Kümmerer, 2009). This figure is projected to increase to nearly
PharmaSim Case Wednesday, May 14, 2014 11:15 AM Introduction: Management team at the over-the-counter cold medicine (OCM) group of Allstar Brands just completed its third presentation in the past month to the Pharmaceuticals Division Manager regarding the status of the Allround cold medication. Problem: Allround brand it manages is of strategic importance to the company. Unfortunately, the fourth quarter performance were not as positive as management expected. Overview: Allround
currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse. Despite this classification, there is a rising concern on the use of marijuana for various purposes all over the world. Since marijuana was among the known illegal drugs in almost all states of the world, there have been many mixed reactions on the proposed legalization of the use of marijuana. According to scientists, marijuana can be used for the therapeutic
Since its founding in 1924, the company has acquired or merged with a number of smaller packaged goods companies. The management team at the over-the-counter cold medicine (OCM) group of Allstar Brands just completed its third presentation in the past month to the Pharmaceuticals Division manager regarding the status of the Allround cold medication. It is apparent, from all the attention the team has received, that the Allround brand it manages is of strategic importance to the company. Unfortunately
programs 2. physicians in hospitals who are too busy to see representatives 3. physicians in rural areas who are not as frequently visited by representatives 4. physicians in urban areas who are too busy to see representatives 16. When referring to medication dosage, which abbreviation means “one-half”: 1. MS 2. OH 3. SM 4. SS 17. What is an internist? 1. a physician who practices internal medicine 2. a physician 's intern 3. a type of oncologist who specializes in chemotherapy 4. an internal
Right to primary health care Medico-legal cases and Right to Health Care and Medical Assistance: This has been held with regard to the provision of emergency medical treatment in Pt.Parmananda Katara vs. Union of India. (44) It has been held that held that it is the professional obligation of all doctors to aid injured people immediately in an effort to preserve life. This medical aid should be extended without waiting for legal formalities to be complied with by the police under Cr.P.C. Article