The Food And Drug Administration (FDA)

For my research on a Federal Agency i chose the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The reason i decided to choose this is because food and drugs or medication are involved in our daily lives.The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for the safety of the people.They are the main people that we rely on for the safety of good food and medication.The FDA is who allows the medication and food to go out on stores to be sold,they make sure this are safe for use and consumption by the people.

Most consumables used in healthcare have a use by date and will need to be replaced, at haxby we check stock weekly to make sure it is all in date. some pieces of equipment/drugs can be ruined by temperature or sunlight.

Randy can ask his boss Cheryl in the medical warehouse company Meeker, to get the extended expiration date validated by the pharmaceutical manufactures. This is because though most drugs, especially tablets and powders only lose their potency marginally due to a three-month extension of the expiry date, there are some drugs like antibiotics, insulin, some liquid formulations which degrade after the expiry date stipulated by the manufacturer. Some of the antibiotics treatment protocol requires stipulated potency and dosage to be

According to Miller, Benjamin, and North, “FDA bureaucrats decide whether or not new medicines (prescription drugs) should be allowed to go on sale in the United States” (Miller, Benjamin, and North, page 3). Prior to the 1962 Kefauver-Harris Amendments being made to the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the FDA was given a limited time frame of 180 days to approve or deny a new drug application. These amendments added a new “proof of efficacy” requirement and removed the 180-day time constraint, allowing the FDA to demand whatever

In most cases, there is a committee that decides this. The committee typically includes both physicians and pharmacists. They meet periodically to update the drug list in order to keep it current and relevant.

It is VERY IMPORTANT to keep the medication information up to date especially when distributed by the

The Orthotics field is often associated with upper limb orthoses, such as an airplane splint, lower limb orthoses, such as AFOs (ankle-foot orthosis) and FOs (foot orthosis), or spinal orthoses. However, there are also orthotic devices for other areas of the body, like the head—cranial helmets. Also referred to as cranial bands, “helmet molding therapy, or cranial orthosis, is a type of treatment where an infant is fitted with a special helmet to correct the shape of the skull” (Kieffer). Cranial helmets resemble bicycle helmets in appearance as displayed by Figure 1. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate a large portion of cranial helmets, similar to other medical devices. Under the FDA, cranial orthoses are categorized as a Class II medical device. A “class II devices represent a medium risk category for which FDA establishes that additional special controls are needed to ensure safety and efficacy. Examples of class II devices would include sutures and bone drills” (Littlefield). Cranial Helmets are designed and/or fitted by an Orthotist (an allied health practitioner). In the majority of cases, cranial helmets are constructed out of various plastic polymers with a multitude of decorative patterns and colors.

Cetirizine is an antihistamine-class compound with the chemical formula C21H25ClN2O3 (Fig. 1) used as the active ingredient in Zyrtec allergy medicine 1. When ingested orally, the compound inhibits H1 receptor pathways and thus mitigates the immune response toward allergy-related antigens2. When exposed to harsh environmental conditions or stored for long periods of time, the cetirizine compound may deteriorate, decreasing the efficacy for treating allergy symptoms and shortening the compound’s shelf life 2. Pharmaceutical companies are required to label their products with expiration dates in order to indicate the amount of time that a particular medication will remain effective when stored under the proper conditions. Since the Zyrtec manufacturer

Do you have a collection of prescription bottles collecting dust in your medicine cabinet? Chances are that many of those medications have expired and lost some of their potency. The pharmacy pros at Hart Pharmacy suggest that you take an inventory of your medications and promptly dispose of those that have expired. For the past 50 years, Ohio’s best pharmacy has offered free home delivery of prescriptions, flu shots, and over the counter drugs to Cincinnati, OH, area residents.

The knowledge of known diseases and the technology society has to determine what’s wrong with patients is incredible. Pharmaceuticals cure known diseases and keep people both alive and healthy. The author discusses the topic of expired medicine. If kept in optimal conditions, expired medicine is still suitable to use anywhere from six months to one year after the expiration date.

It would be in the interest of the consumer to know for how many days the goods have been on the shelf in the store and how many days the product would remain edible before the purchase is made.

The physician, Dr. Petrov, wanted to provide medications to his homeland through Project Assist. He was willing to take expired medications with him from the local hospital. Other clinical data required to effectively analyze this case include the types of medications involved, the expiration date, and how the patients will be monitored for side effects. Different classes of medications demonstrate different properties. If one medication expires tomorrow with no change in its safety and efficacy, it does not mean another medication have no change as well. It is also important for us to know the expiration date because most medications that have been expired for a longer period of time tend to be much less effective.

To ensure the proper documentation of all dispensed and returned research drugs. Effective immediately, all unused/emptied bottles must be returned to pharmacy BEFORE a new research drug supply can be dispensed.

it to have a near infinite shelf life permitting it to be stored for as long as necessary to be used

Ratios aside, the patent of its older product (mainly Zyprexa) will expire in 2011. However, the increased in the newer products that accounts for total sales has increased to 24% from 18% in