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Regulations of Prescription Drug Advertising This particular morning, Sheri*, a Northeastern senior, is able to get out of bed. With difficulty, she pushes past the chronic pain in her back and shoulder muscles and manages to get dressed. The clothes she wears are not the trendy, youthful clothes of a normal 22-year-old girl in college, but instead a baggy grey sweat suit that hides the nearly 20-pound weight gain she is still trying to work off. She covers her face in makeup to conceal the painful

It all comes down to one question. Is it better when you have more choices or when you have fewer choices? Most people would answer more choices as they would feel less limited because it is common to associate having more choices with having more freedom and having more freedom with having more welfare. In fact, this is not always correct as you may not have enough knowledge to know which may be the most beneficial to you in the long run. This is turn relates to what is best known as the paradox

​was​ ​a​ ​400%​ ​increase​ ​in​ ​the​ ​abuse​ ​of​ ​prescription​ ​drugs between​ ​the​ ​years​ ​1998-2008.​ ​Approximately​ ​2.5​ ​million​ ​Americans​ ​began​ ​using​ ​prescription​ ​drugs​ ​for nonmedical​ ​purposes​ ​in​ ​2008.​ ​Therefore,​ ​this​ ​is​ ​7,000​ ​Americans​ ​per​ ​day​ ​in​ ​that​ ​one​ ​year​ ​period.​ ​As the​ ​study​ ​continued​ ​to​ ​find​ ​out​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​patients​ ​who​ ​abuse​ ​these​ ​drugs​ ​it,​ ​"also​ ​revealed​ ​that hospital​ ​admissions​ ​including​

The Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) of the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed a print advertisement for the approved product LATISSE® (Bimatoprost Opthalmic Solution 0.03%) in various pharmaceutical journals and magazines. This print advertisement was found to have inadequate balance of benefit and risk information. As a result, LATISSE® print advertisement was found to violate PhRMA Guiding Principles on Direct to Consumer Advertisements About Prescription Medicines

and Communications Strategy for a new Weight-Loss Drug Q & A 1. Who is involved in the decision making process? What is the decision making process for Metabical? Since Metabical is a prescription drug for weight loss which can only be bought via a prescription, the overweight patients are not the only decision makers involved. The health care providers are also decision makers in this process for they are the ones who prescribe the drug. The consumer decision making process (J.Paul

pain and ends with pain. Whatever the substance you are addicted to- alcohol, food, legal, or illegal drugs, or a person- you are using something or somebody to cover up your pain.” As time continues to past the amount of people that misuse or abuse prescription drugs increasing rapidly. This has become a huge issue with teens because they are always looking for a way to fit in with their peers. Drugs are misused for many different purposes because of the way today’s society is set up. As an alternative

that governs the use of medication is The Medicines Acts 1968. The following is a list of legislations that have a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. • The Medicines Act 1968 • The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 • The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) The Children Act 1989 • The Data Protection Act 1998 • The Care Standards Act 2000 • The Health and Social Care Act 2001 • Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) • The Control of Substances Hazardous to health Regulations

The Food and Drug Administration is a regulatory agency responsible for the public health of American residents. The agency is located in Silver Springs, Maryland. The current extent of FDA regulations reaches a wide variety of product groups such as electronic devices, cosmetics, foods, biologics, tobacco, medical devices, and veterinary devices (US Food & Drug Administration, 2016). The FDA is also accountable for the safety of the food supply, prescription drugs, and the manufacturing of products

2016, respectively, I actively participated, learned and experienced the essentials of Nonprescription Pharmacotherapy. The course comprised of three experiences: (1) didactic learning in the classroom, (2) hands-on-learning with a plethora of over-the-counter (OTC) products available in the laboratory, and (3) real world experiences counseling customers in the aisles of Walgreens pharmacy stores. The didactic learning allowed me to expand my knowledge of the variety of ailments individuals may encounter

laws in the United States that make this drug illegal to use and possess. However, if this was legal the number of arrests would decrease and it could help that state increase revenue. This product is currently sold without any taxes and no regulations on how strong the drug should be. The people and states are not benefiting from having this drug sold on the streets. By making this drug legal it could help to decrease the number of people who purchase this drug illegally to help with a medical issue