The Pros And Cons Of Prescription Medicine

In personal health, there is a big lifetime decision to be made. Presented with two basic options, pharmaceutical medicines and herbal medicines, the choice must be made when the situation of illness arrives, which form of medication will be taken? First, the differences between the two types of medicines must be studies and understood by the user. According to the U.S Food and Drug Administration, a drug is defined as, “A substance (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body” (Center…). With this in mind, both herbs and scientifically produced medications are to be considered ‘drugs’.

Anyone who has purchased prescription medications has probably wondered why they cost so much, and rightfully so. Medication prices in the United States have been on a steady increase for decades, however, prices have been drastically increasing as of recent. Pharmaceutical companies have tried to justify these price increases due to the demand, the high cost of research, and the high costs of development and approval. Notwithstanding, the extent to which the prices have increased is not justifiable. Americans should be against these high medication prices and take action because pharmaceutical companies are taking advantage of our health care system in order to capitalize from the sick. In order shed some light on this issue, we must examine the magnitude, scope, and consequences of these rises in price.

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The purpose of this paper is to address the state of prescription drugs within today’s society, as it relates to areas of development, approval, cost, and competition. There will be look at the benefits, such as continued research may lead to the development of new breakthrough prescription drugs. On the opposite end, there is an in-depth look at the controversies that surround the prescription drug industry. These include the many, often severe side effects that accompany many of these drugs, and how they are allowed to make it past FDA approval, as well as, a look at the rising cost of prescription drugs. Tied with the increasing cost, is a comparative look at the similarities and differences of brand name drugs versus their

The costs of prescription drugs in the United States: pharmacists’ voice must be heard is an article released by the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy on April 16, 2016. The article addresses the rising cost prescription drugs in today’s society and how healthcare spending affects millions of citizens. The article stated that the reason why healthcare expenditure is rising is due to the aging population and the increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases. Without counting severe conditions, chronic conditions are highest in the older population ages 65 and above.

Should the general public trust their doctors? Well, the answer should be “of course,” but unfortunately, the public cannot always trust the doctors caring for them, at least in terms of the medicines they prescribe. This is because of the Big Pharma industry whose corruption has come to take over much of the medical and political worlds as we know it. Big Pharma is the make-up of the largest pharmaceutical corporations in the world, who control nearly all of the world’s prescription drug production and manufacturing. What these corporations do is take short cuts and manipulate their tests in order to achieve the results they want and to “fit” FDA regulations. They then dive their way into the medical world through medical journals and doctors’

Caring for your body is one of the most important things that you can do in life to benefit yourself. Good things result when you take proper care of yourself and practice healthy behaviors rather than unhealthy ones. Doing healthy things can help your life physically, emotionally, and socially. One important aspect of taking care of your body is making sure that you are putting the right things into it. It is important get six key nutrients daily: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, and water. It is also important that you eat healthy foods daily and follow the food pyramid so you are eating enough from all of the food groups. It is good to keep snacking and unhealthy foods to a minimum. Making sure that you are eating the right

For almost a year now, prescription drugs continue to be one the pressing issues in healthcare reform. Drug pricing specifically, has made its way center stage as a result of numerous revenue-lifting actions from pharmaceutical companies, the most recent case being the arrest of Turing Pharmaceuticals’ CEO, Martin Shkreli. Shkreli was arrested on federal fraud charges a week before Christmas, but his infamy stems from his company’s price jack of Daraprim, an anti-parasite drug that is pivotal in the treatment of cancer and HIV patients. In at least 14 states, legislators have introduced “drug pricing transparency” bills, which have been designed to gather information from pharmaceutical companies about the cost to manufacture drugs.

If prescription drugs were safe to be taken by most of the general public then they would be on local drug store shelves right now, but they aren’t. Furthermore, prescription drugs are often new, have not been tested long term, have serious side effects, a high likelihood of abuse by the average consumer, and require an evaluation of the patient by a physician. What the public sees is a cartoon sad face that’s suddenly smiling after taking this drug, with some side effects that happen to a few people, it is not an accurate representation of the drugs pros and cons. Additionally, the average consumer of prescription drugs does not possess the medical knowledge to decide what it is that they need, exactly why a provider's recommendation/prescription

The use of e-prescriptions can have many positives for both the patient and the physician’s office that is writing the prescription.

A medicated world; we live in a world that put innocent people in danger for profits. Experimenting with the young and thinking what we are doing is the correct way to go. Placing a band aid on the wound and calling it fixed; no longer taking the time to find out the underlying issue of the problems. The medicated child documentary provided an outlook of the kind of world we live in. Children taking 8 different medications by the age of 5 after being diagnose with Bipolar disorder; which is still unclear how to the determined if a person is bipolar or the doctor are unclear of the child condition. Yet, we are treating these children with medication that are meant for adults. There are pro and cons to every strong argument. Some may say if

Many people feel there is no hope for the rising number of the population abusing prescription drugs. However; Oye I. Owolewa writes in her article “What the District could do to curb prescription-drug abuse” explaining that instituting a daily or weekly prescription drug return system will significantly reduce prescription drug abuse both now and in the future. According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) young adults aged 18-25 are the most common prescription drug abusers. It is estimated that two thirds of prescription drug abusers get the medication from home or from friends. The medication is often left unused in medicine cabinets or drawers and counters from leftover prescriptions. Creating a prescription drug return program will allow anyone to anonymously drop off and discard unused prescription drugs where law enforcement and trained professionals can safely destroy the medication. This would significantly reduce the estimated two thirds of prescription drug abusers who are able to obtain the medication from home or friends, thus reducing the overall amount of prescription drug abusers both now and in the future. All in all, it is crucial we start instituting programs to safely dispose of unused medications.

Have you ever noticed how many advertisements there are on TV for prescription medicine? How about in magazines or on web pages? Pharmaceutical companies have a preponderant influence in America’s use of medicine than you might think, and not just by making the medicines we use. These companies have also contributed to the rising spending on medications and use falsehood to sell more products. Drug companies have a huge effect on our lives as Americans, but not always in the best way.

Prescription drugs all around are very expensive, but without out them some of us would not be able to say we are alive. We can still see the price of these prescription drugs go through the roof as we speak. Although most of low-income workers can barely afford medicine and drugs, one way or another, we make it work because without it we would be dead. Although having insurance covers a lot of our medical health expenses, such as medical bills, prescription bills, hospital bills and things of this nature. As the cost of prescriptions keep going up, sometimes our insurance companies cannot cover the cost because they have hit their Cap of money able to spend. Some insurance companies have Cap for a person or a cap for a whole family it can be yearly or annually it just depends on the “deal” you worked out with your insurance provider. Most families, like my own make due to cover the cost of having insurance, yet we have to still be able to cover what remains of the prescription cost if we want to live. Money sometimes is very tight and meeting these necessary financial situations get tough.

Unlike modern medicine, herbal drugs can be adjusted according to the condition of each patient. The diagnostic approach depends on the tailored requirements according to the