with the opportunity to license Davanrik‚ a new drug with the potential to treat both depression and obesity. The drug is currently in pre-clinical development and would still need to pass a seven year and three phase testing process approved by the FDA. Under the licensing agreement‚ Merck would compensate LAB with an initial fee‚ milestone payments as the drug progresses through each phase‚ and royalty on sales. Merck must make a decision on whether or not to license the drug. If Merck does decide
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Genetic engineering hasn’t been around long‚ but since its inception‚ it has been a very controversial issue. In fact‚ it has become one of the most controversial ideas in science‚ people agreeing and disagreeing left and right. It is really a moral dilemma the question is‚ is it actually wrong? To make a conclusion about this issue the best thing to do is to look at the advantages and disadvantages of the issue. Genetic engineering has multiple advantages it can help make cures for diseases and
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Dangers of Bottled Water General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech my audience will able to describe the dangers of Bottled water. Central idea: Bottled water is not as safe as people believe it to be. Organization Style: Cause and Effect I. Introduction Attention getter: “Every five minutes in the U.S over 2 million plastic bottles are used (Arrey).” Americans drink about 7 billion gallons of bottled water a year that’s about $8 billion dollars in
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Totally Artificial Heart (TAH) The US government funded a project to create a totally artificial heart in 1964. Bioengineers thought that a fully functional totally artificial heart would have been created within the next 10 years. In 1964 the Liotta TAH was used to bridge the period between the need for a transplant and the provision of a heart from a donor. The totally artificial heart kept the patient alive for 64 hours‚ at which point the patient received a transplant and died 32 hours later
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was first published in 1964 (Barrett & Whitty 2015‚ p. 2). DCCs implants were first introduced to the market in early 1960s at a time when regulation was not required. The FDA introduced regulation of medical devices in 1975 and DCC were able to avoid subsequent FDA review‚ raising two main questions; why did they avoid FDA review when regulated products would be useful for disclosing information to patients of the potential risks and could this absence of disclosure indicate lack of safety related
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be chosen with care to assure that nutrient needs are met and the risk of toxicity is minimal. When it comes to government regulations surrounding dietary supplements there are no mandatory standards for the manufacture of dietary supplements‚ the FDA regulates their labeling and monitors them for safety once they are on the market. Dietary
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regulations to treat Actinic Keratosis (AK) for a short duration therapy and to lower the recurrence rate of AK compared to the available drugs (Soyer H.P‚Prowl T.W‚Jemec G.B.E. 2015).This gel has been approved by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)‚Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) (U.S Food and Drug Administration n.d.) It has a dual mechanism of action; those are rapid lesion necrosis and specific neutrophil-mediated‚ antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
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OxyELITE Pro Kennedy Seifert Pharmacology Jill Pratte December 2‚ 2013 Outline I. Introduction/Definition a. Athletes want to be bigger‚ faster‚ and stronger. b. OxyELITE Pro is a dietary supplement targeted to increase metabolism‚ deliver long lasting clean energy‚ improve mental focus‚ instill a heightened sense of mental alertness‚ and obliterate your appetite. c. Product claims to target and turn off the receptor that holds your fat “hostage”. II. Indications/Uses a. Targets people
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pregnancy that is mistimed‚ unplanned‚ or unwanted out the time of conception. Plan-B is a brand name for a progestin-only emergency contraceptive designed to prevent pregnancy. Plan-B restrictions were removed because the pros outweighed the cons. The FDA noticed factual information that existed within the
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There are many dieting pill advertisements in the media today. When watching television or reading women’s magazines‚ odds are there is at least one advertisement of a weight loss and fat burning supplement. This is due to the fact that many women and men are trying to lose weight‚ but many people do not know that dieting pills have flawed claims and in some cases can be very harmful to the person taking the pill because they contain high risk chemicals in order for the pill to be a supplement.
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