related problems. Technical difficulties include internet-connection problems and software issues. Whereas the contributing factors for high workload include, multiple patients, patients who require more attention, and chaotic environments. Pharmacy and drug unavailability issues are suggested to result from ineffective collaboration between the members of the health care team. Other causes include limited knowledge as well as poor critical thinking and prioritizing skills regarding medications and client
1. What are the most important business issues and goals for Pharm Universe? Business wise, Pharm Universe is faced with issues on how to protect the very valuable output from their research division, that is, intellectual property. For many industries, intellectual property safeguards more than just an initiative or a solution, it also protects business interests that may be fundamental to the principal services and overall enduring sustainability of a business (Klemchuk, 2014). Related to this
Prior to the subretinal injection of Luxturna, an ophthalmologist performs a vitrectomy to remove the vitreous gel within the eye. The AAV2 vector is then injected in close proximity to the retinal pigment epithelium at a very high concentration (Russell et al 849). Each eye is treated separately to monitor potential complications and prevent immune responses. The potential risks the vitrectomy procedure and injection include cataract formation, infection, retinal tears, and macular holes and macular
Prescription Depressants “Correct (Chemical & Name Brand) Name of drug. What category is it? What schedule does it belong in?” To start things off, depressants is an umbrella term. It describes drugs designed to slow brain activity, suppress anxiety & panic attacks, aid sleep, etc. There are three types of common depressants: Benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepine sleep-aids, and barbiturates. The category is depressants, as the name suggests. The drugs range from schedule 1-4, as some are medically useful and
the announcement was viral is no different than Martha Stewart knowing the FDA wasn’t going to approve the drug from Waksal. Since the private information has not been released to the public, it would be an equivalence to be defined as an insider trading from the FDA. It can also result to being illegal in some cases. The only advantage would be, knowing that the FDA will be announcing the drug from ImClone will not be going through and selling their stock. This will not only be unethical, but would
regards to how drug shortages influence medication safety, I learned that drug shortages compromise patient care. In one of the passages, I read about the shortage of a chemotherapy drug, a hospital did not have enough of the medication for a full treatment and a patient received less than the dose required for his therapy. If the full dose was regulating his tumor, giving the patient a lower dose would not provide the desired effect. Consequently, manufactures are not required to report drug shortages
producer of an anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx, knowingly sold and continued to market the drug on a large scale even though it was found to carry substantial risks to cardiovascular health. Additionally, even after external research, product labels failed to effectively communicate the increased risk of heart attacks or cardiac death. Although Merck was not proven, in the eyes of the law, to have known the extent of harmful side effects before they pulled the drug, there are several indications that
among one of the most successful drug companies, producing several top tier drugs for various health concerns and problems over the past couple of decades. Several aspects of influence and power come into their disposal to continue their success and market their products to the public. The power and influence they utilized had positive and negative effects on the company itself that caused ethical issues as they faced lawsuits and retraction of some of their drugs, such as with Vioxx. First, Merck
With this paper I am going to compose about the three of these arrangements of sound/look alike drugs. The three sets I am going to elaborate and expand on is Alprazolam and Lorazepam, Hydrocodone, and Oxycodone, and Pentobarbital and Phenobarbital. I will identify each of these medications, furthermore explaining on how the medication ought to be utilized, side effects of the medications, the differences between the set of medications, and what the consequences are if they become mixed up. It’s
Yes, drug prices reflect a fair and competitive market. Pharmaceutical companies are in the business to provide treatment/cures to diseases that were considered killers just a few years ago. The high cost is misinterpreted as a greed endeavor. However, what the public fails to understand is that for every ten projects there is one that will provide suitable results. Those eleven projects will cost billions of dollars in R&D. Not to mention that the life