The Elixir Tragedy Of 1937

bottles of Elixir Sulfanilamide around the country. The first sign of the toxicity of the drug was a case in Oklahoma in October of 1937. A person who had taken sulfa died after weeks of agonizing abdominal pain and vomiting before going blind and slipping into coma. Unfortunately, these same symptoms began popping up in patients all over the country, a majority of them children being treated for strep throat. Of all the patients, they all had one thing in common, they had taken Elixir Sulfanilamide

point of view, the level of regulation on drugs, biologics and medical devices should be strict. The current regulations governed by the FDA are very strict and should remain that way because the base of these regulations are underlined by various tragedies which we don’t want to be repeated. For instance, the thalidomide incident in which many children were born with Phocomelia (shortening or absence of limbs). Thalidomide, which started as an OTC drug in 1957 as a remedy for sleeplessness was later

Describe the role of the FDA and its primary responsibilities The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) primary responsibility is protecting public health by ensuring the safety and efficacy of drugs, biologics and medical devises. FDA also regulates food supply, cosmetics, tobacco, and radiation-emitting products. FDA is the agency that holds primary responsibility to enforcing FD&C Act. It is started from law that had been passed in 1906, Pure Food and Drug Act into a federal regulatory agency

INVESTIGATION – Evidences that support animal testing Contributed to many life-saving treatments The major advantage of animal research is that it aids researchers discover drugs and treatments that will improve health. Throughout history, animal testing has played an important role in leading to new discoveries and human benefit. Louis Pasteur was one of the many scientists who have made positive contributions to the medical world using animal experimentation. He found out that when an old culture

Medical research benefits humans greatly. In fact, decades of medical studies have made several diseases treatable, such as diabetes, tuberculosis, and malaria; moreover, medical research has prevented diseases altogether. Common for all these developments is animal-testing. While testing on animals is not morally ideal, scientists lack good alternatives. Thus, abandoning animal-testing is premature because medical research needs complex-system test-subjects, and the absence of which can be risky

Animal testing is an issue that people have been talking about for many years. There are many people who believe it is good for expanding our knowledge on human health and many people who believe it is cruel and inhumane. It expands our knowledge about vaccines and treatments for disorders and diseases. Although animals make good test subjects, certain drugs that perform well on animals, do not perform well on humans. Despite the fact that animal testing is cruel and not always very accurate, tragic

Society of Toxicology website, in 1937 the Massengill pharmaceutical company dispersed Elixir Sulfanilamide. This drug was prescribed generally to anyone who had symptoms of strep throat. Elixir Sulfanilamide contains diethylene glycol, which is a chemical equivalent of antifreeze. There were 107 documented deaths, involving many children, because of the lack in regulations. The Pure Food and Drug Act was deemed to insufficient to protect the public. This tragedy was the critical motivation for the

orey Gonzales ENGWR 300 Ms. Perales April 5, 2016 Animal Tests: No Harm, Only Benefits As the years have passed the human race has come across and discovered many different diseases. Many of the diseases were lethal due to the fact that there was no cure to be found. But as years went on our technology began to “evolve”, we found cures for what many would think are incurable. The practice of using animals in biomedical research has led to significant advances in the treatment of various diseases

Each time you reach for a bottle of medicine, you do so without thinking of the tremendous amount of work that has gone into getting you that product, and possibly the lives that were spent doing so. Those lives being the ones of animals tested in pharmaceutical settings to assure the safety of the product you just swallowed. It is difficult to justify the use of animals in this way, but when put simply we make the choice between putting human life, or the life of an animal on the line. While businesses

Do you, your children, or your pet get vaccinations? Do you use household products? Do you use men or women beauty products? Do you use over the counter medicines? For most people the answer to these questions is yes. Though these items would not have been marketed had they not been tested on dogs, cats, and other animals. Scientists have used animals for experiments since the beginning of time. Animal experimentation has been the topic of debate for many years. The debate is deciding whether it