Thalidomide Research Paper

Power is the ability to control. This book is about Tom Robinson accused of rape. Tom is black and is going through an arduous time period for people of color. In this case Tom ended up being guilty.

A terrible incident happened in Tennessee in 1937 when a drug called Elixir Sulfanilamide was mislabeled and contained toxic quantities of antifreeze that killed over 100 people (FDA's Origin & Functions - FDA History). Before this event, Congress debated substituting the 1906 Act and this instance in Tennessee drove Congress to approve the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 that provided an updated set of standards. Unlike before when the government had to disprove a drug was effective, the new act stated that drugs had to be proven effective before being sold. It not only replaced the Pure Food and Durg Act, but the Sherley Amendment as well (Centennial Edition of FDA Consumer).

The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938: Sulfonamide tested for flavor and fragrance but not safety, children died and 350 more were poisoned. This act made it so the sale of unsafe drugs could be stopped, that toxic drugs could be seized, and the burden of proof was given to the manufactures to show data of safety experiments.

Located in the magazine named Woman’s World was the article “God’s love and medicine” which is about a Newborn baby named Levi who was diagnosed with a severe condition called “The boy in the bubble” disease. This extremely rare condition occurs when a deficiency of the immune system’s two major weapons-Anti-bodies and T cells-are missing or disabled. The average person contains 2,000 T cells while baby Levi only had 10 to begin with. The author of the article named Kristin Higson- Hughes focused this piece to not only be about little Levi and the precautions he had to take throughout the beginning stages of his life but also how doctors are trying to cure children like Levi of SCID without resorting to chemotherapy as an option.

Thalidomide is potent hypnotic antiemetic, a drug that is effective in treating nausea and vomiting, and was used as a sedative (Inakanti 190). At the time sleeplessness was prevalent, and Thalidomide was

The Food and Drug Administration is a regulation agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. It’s role in our nation is to be responsible for “protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation” ("What We Do."). One of the most important responsibilities and the topic I will be discussing throughout this paper is drug regulation. The Food and Drug Administration approves drugs that are intended for use in diagnosis, cure, relief, treatment, or prevention of disease, and is intended to affect the function of the body. In order to do so, The Food and Drug Administration reviews drug manufacturer’s via application to put drugs on the market; therefore, a drug may not be sold or marketed unless it has and remains approved by the FDA. Even though a drug has been approved does not mean it will remain on the market, drugs have the likelihood to be recalled. For example, when you see those late night personal injury lawyer commercials saying, “If you have been prescribed and taken said drug, and experienced any of these side effects such as blood clots, seizures, etc., you may be entitled to compensation.” those drugs have usually been recalled due to adverse effects

Methaqualone, is also referred to as Disco Biscuits, Down And Dirties, Jekyll-and-Hyde, Joe Fridays, Lemmon 714, Lemons, Lennon's, Lovers, Ludes, Mandies, Mandrake, Q, Qua, Quack, Quad, Quaaludes, Soaper, Supper, Vitamin Q, The Love Drug, Wallbangers, Whore Pills, and Sopor. This list of street names for the drug goes on and on.

The FDA behaves in ways that enhance its reputation for protecting consumer safety and public health. As gauged by public opinion polls, the FDA remains one of the most popular agencies in government, regularly securing 70 percent or greater “approval” of its performance among sampled respondents.5 Buttressing this popularity are powerful symbolic lessons of history: The FDA is widely credited with saving thousands of American lives in its response to the sulfanilamide tragedy of 1937 and the thalidomide scandal of 1959–1961.6 Congress dramatically strengthened pharmaceutical regulations after each of these events. Thereby whether or not the agency deserves it, the FDA clearly possesses a reputation for protecting public health and consumer safety.

The Food and Drug Administration is a regulation agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. It’s role in our nation is to be responsible for “protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation” ("What We Do."). One of the most important responsibilities and the topic I will be discussing throughout this paper is drug regulation. The Food and Drug Administration approves drugs that are intended for use in diagnosis, cure, relief, treatment, or prevention of disease, and is intended to affect the function of the body. In order to do so, The Food and Drug Administration reviews drug manufacturer’s via application to put drugs on the market; therefore, a drug may not be sold or marketed unless it has and remains approved by the FDA. Even though a drug has been approved does not mean it will remain on the market, drugs have the likelihood to be recalled. For example, when you see those late night personal injury lawyer commercials saying, “If you have been prescribed and taken said drug, and experienced any of these side effects such as blood clots, seizures, etc., you may be entitled to compensation.” those drugs have usually been recalled due to adverse effects

Unfortunately, profit comes over health for the major pharmaceutical companies. This is because, in a capitalist society, death and suffering is of no consequence to those who are making a gain off of it. The executives who are benefiting from the profits, do not care about the family that no longer has a daughter because of their medication. Capitalism makes things that are supposed to be about saving lives extremely corruptible and profit-centric. Previously, new medications were researched by those who had no affiliations with any drug companies.

Attached to your discharge papers you will find a list of the medications that the doctor wants you to take at home. The prescriptions have already been sent to your pharmacy and the pharmacy will deliver them all to your home this afternoon after 4:00 PM. I will go over each of your medications with you.

Nowadays, the drug is only used for advanced cancers and severe complications of leprosy. Also, due to the German measles (Rubella) epidemic in the United States in 1962, thousands of children were born with birth defects. Sometimes, the pregnant women were also affected by these high risk pregnancies. However, these women could not seek abortions due to the strict bans. (Supreme Court Drama, wikipedia.org, time.com)

Valproate, a commonly worldwide drug treatment used since 1967 (in France,) to prevent a series of epilepsy or bipolar disorder symptoms during a women’s pregnancy or a woman was likely able to reproduce at age of her mid-thirties and mid-forties. French studies shown Valproate is “four times likelier” to cause disfiguration during the development of the babies. About 2,150 to 4,100 children were affected by the “link ‘of’ the drug” causing severe defects including malformations and autism. Many families spoke out about the crisis. APESAC, a French umbrella organization, (a large association of institutions, which coordinates the activities of its member organizations and works to protect their shared interests) sued Sanofi, the drug’s manufacturer

As the world races for its place in history, many continents excel on their mark on the map. It is because Africa was in the right place, but in a different time they were taken advantage of their glory. Although it is difficult for Africa to retrace and reclaim its memoirs, it has an origin that had existed before colonialism. The attempt of challenging modern history has desperately provided an economical realm that extracts and injects into Africa resources.

This report will examine the stock performance of PepsiCo and P&G over the past ten years and the factors that lead to this performance.