These essays have much evidence to support their claims. Zuger’s use of a personal experience is very heart-felt and passionate. There is no doubt to her claim and support. The only downside to this claim is that this could have just been to the one specific person, not necessarily everyone who takes this pill is going to end up in…
The author talks about how our whole society has become so reliant on medication. We all have a cabinet full of medication in our house and we are depend on these medications for everything that’s wrong with us. We rely on our medications so much and expect them to cure everything as if they’re magic. He also mentions that we take our time to go get our prescription, take our medicine, and store it in our cabinet yet we never use it again after our initial dosage.…
Hagemeier, N. E., Gray, J. A., & Pack, R. P. (2013). Prescription Drug Abuse: A Comparison of Prescriber and Pharmacist Perspectives. Substance Use & Misuse, 48(9), 783-790. doi:10.3109/10826084.2013.787101…
The world of today and the Brave New World may be more alike than some would have thought. After reading the book and studying the elements within it, I see one thing that is getting us closer to a society like the Brave New World; drugs. Now some people would say I’m crazy for saying this, that there is no way that people of 2017 are that deep into drugs for me to be comparing us to citizens of the brave new world, but those types of people are ones whose minds are not open to new ideas.…
Task 1 : Identify current legislations, guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication…
The report that follows is a review of the final report from the LA, that I will present in the next team meeting. In the discussion I will refer mostly at the National Standards regarding the administration of medication (current UK standards and current legislation, national enquiries). To produce a good report, I need to include the risks of medication to service users, staff and organisation using examples from our context.…
The prescription system have kept many patients in safe keeping in the past history, and continues to save lives today. Started in the 1900 prescriptions were invented, this was the start where people were able to go to their doctors, and the doctors would prescribe the right drug needed for the patient's condition. The prescription system is great because, it helps patients take the right medicine, and they are able to find out the condition of the patient (Robert 1). Some want to get rid of this system, due to the inconvenience of not being able to get their medicine at the right place at the right time (Cassie 1). While some might want to get rid of the prescription drug system, others would say that the idea would lead to more harm than…
This project addresses all of whom interested and may be planning to study pharmacy, or already studying pharmacy. We will take you through all obligatory courses in pharmacy school and tell you why we study them and what they are about. This booklet will give you a clue what a pre-pharmacist needs to know, study and get trained on before being a pharmacist who works in the healthcare who might save lives, heal wounded and choosing the most appropriate drug for each patient's case. Choosing wrong drug whether by a pharmacist or a doctor may cause patient's poisoning and death, and that would turn both of pharmacist and doctors from saviours to murderers. For example a pharmacist can give the right drug for diabetes but without knowing that the same diabetic patients also suffers hypertension, the pharmacist has just put the patients in severe hypertension position.…
“Despite the negative consequences… people have a strong craving for drug, making it difficult to stop using.” The action of abusing illicit drugs is usually a personal choice and frowned upon due mainly to the fact that they have been illegal; however, prescription drugs are usually given without a request and are completely legal to give to a patient displaying a need for it. Society and the medical world have made the separation of illicit drugs and prescription drugs into a spit between socially acceptable and non-acceptable.…
Abuse of prescription drugs is a multi-factorial problem with factors such as age, gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic factors, and patient factors such as history of chronic pain playing a role.…
Prescription drug abuse is a modern-day disease. In an estimate, over six million Americans have abused prescription medication. However, there is no completely accurate way to measure prescription drug abuse. Many people suffer from addiction because of certain doctors’ carelessness in writing prescriptions. When doctors’ are caught intentionally over prescribing abused medications, they are typically the punishment for their crimes is very small. Young adults are also beginning to abuse prescription drugs by illegally purchasing them from the prescription holder and using them as study or party drugs. Prescription drug abuse has torn apart families, destroyed lives, and has even resulted in death. Some people think that by focusing on prescription…
Medication errors are common in hospitals. The area with larger patient demand and patient with more complex cases are at higher risk for medication errors. The classification of medication errors is by prescription, omission, time, dose, inappropriate drugs, and disposal. Medication errors also cause emotional and financial losses to the hospitals, patients, teams, families, and societies. As the result, adverse reactions, permanent disabilities and death can occur. There are many ways which helps to prevent these errors Medication administration is very complex and error prone step by step process. There…
"Prescription drugs are the number-one drug problem that we face today," says David Rotenberg, executive director of the adolescent treatment center at the nonprofit Caron Foundation. "They are more widely prescribed, more widely available, and more widely abused by adolescents than they have ever been before."(DiConsiglio, 1) Abuse of prescription drugs is one of the fastest growing problems for young adults in the U.S. today. It is a concerning problem because of prescription drug’s widespread availability and little known negative side effects. Prescription drugs are being abused by many young adults and college students. This research paper will focus on the types of drugs abused, where these drugs are coming from and the reasons for abuse, and the dangers of unknown side effects of abuse.…
Millions of people throughout the world are taking drugs on a daily basis. If you were to ask someone why they take prescription drugs, most people would be taking them for the right reason. However, it’s estimated that twenty percent of people in the United States alone have used prescription drugs for non-medical reasons.1 Prescription drug abuse is a serious and growing problem that often goes unnoticed. Abusing these drugs can often lead to addiction and even death. You can develop an addiction to certain drugs that may include: narcotic painkillers, sedatives, tranquilizers, and stimulants.1 Prescription drugs are the most common abused category of drugs, right next to marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other dangerous drugs.3 The centers for Disease Control and Prevention have classified prescription drug abuse as an epidemic.2 Addressing the prescription drug abuse epidemic could help build stronger communities and allow those with substance abuse disorders to lead healthier, more satisfying lives.2…
Prescription drug misuse and overdose among teens and young adults is one of the fastest growing health epidemics in the United States. While there has been a marked decrease in the use of some illegal drugs like cocaine, data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) show that nearly one-third of people aged 12 and over whom used drugs for the first time began by using a prescription drug non-medically.…