Authority Drug Formulary (HADF) Name: Ng Ka Lok (Peony) UID: 2009504279 Email: peony11@hku.hk Introduction The Hospital Authority (HA) has introduced the Drug Formulary in the fall of 2005. It is a list of drugs that are 1) prescribed freely (HA standard)‚ 2)not prescribed freely but the Samaritan Funds will provide financial assistance if needed(Non-HA standard I)and 3)not prescribed freely and are not protected by a safety net(Non-HA standard II)1. At present‚ there are about 1300 drugs listed
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War on Drugs‚ a war that has been waged for decades and which shows no indication of being successfully concluded in the near future. As with other types of wars‚ this one has fronts both within the domestic borders as well as in foreign lands and the war affects the country ’s economic policy and shapes relationships with numerous foreign powers. Military and intelligence services are engaged in the war‚ as are various law enforcement agencies at the local‚ state and federal levels. Yet drug use and
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Throughout history‚ America has been fighting against drug and alcohol abuse in teens and adults. Many ways companies and anti drug groups try to prevent drug and alcohol abuse is through education in school systems and out of school systems. They teach young students about drugs and alcohol before they risk being around them‚ and they teach older students about drugs while they are around in their daily lives. Are these education programs really necessary? That’s the question many people ask‚ and
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I would be writing about interest groups and bureaucracy. The FDA bureaucracy article in a way stresses the importance or impact of the executive agency in carrying out its functions. I find testing how politicians try to sway the FDA (and other administrative agencies) in a way to suit their purpose is both necessary and may have a potential for undermining the administration. I thought the research question is of high importance; being able to test the efficiency (in terms of timeliness and quality
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time for drug related chargers made up almost 50% of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction. With the highest amount of drug related incarnations‚ The United States has a staggering 6.8 million Americans struggling with drug abuse. It is without doubt that the prison population is driven largely by incarceration for drug offenses. It is often argued whether the punishment fits the crime‚ and often questioned if the government is wasting money on prisoners incarcerated for drug related offenses
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only care that they have something to consume‚ food‚ drink‚ medicines or cigarettes‚ or a product‚ cars or guns‚ to show off to friends and neighbors. “But Freudenberg details how six industries — food and beverage‚ tobacco‚ alcohol‚ firearms‚ pharmaceutical and automotive — use pretty much the same playbook to defend the sales of health-threatening products. This playbook‚ largely developed by the tobacco industry‚ disregards human health and poses greater threats to our existence than any communicable
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wounds Documented experiences of healing onto clay tablets which provided the earliest known written record. In Babylonia the earliest record of the practice of pharmacy by the priest‚ pharmacist‚ and physician was kept. This is where the science of drugs‚ organized pharmacy and medicine had its beginnings. Chinese used herbs Hippocrates-The Father of Medicine Theophrastus-The Father of Botany-early scientist. Mithridates-Father of Toxicology-Studied the adverse effects of plants. ANCIENT ERA
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Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings | | Ans: The legislations that govern the use of medication in social care settings are as follow: 1) The Medicines Act 1968‚ 2) The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ 3) The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ 4) The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ 5) COSHH‚ 6) The Mental Capacity Act (2005) 7) The Access to health records Act (1990)‚ 8) The Data Protection
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1. Drugs mess with your mind Drug use can cause you to lose your ability to remember things‚ to think clearly and to study properly. Drug use gives you the impression that you are more alert and aware‚ but under the influence of drugs you are actually less aware‚ and less alert. Drug use can also cause people to act in strange unpredictable ways. A person can undergo a complete personality change when under the influence of drugs. Since drug residues can remain in the body for many years after they
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not completely against prescription medicine‚ however‚ it does worry me how many have the mentally that prescription drugs are the only option‚ when there are other ways to heal like acupuncture‚ herbalism and a healthy and nutritional lifestyle. Growing up I knew many family members and friends who have had to endure the painful side effects that come with taking prescription drugs. Many of whom could have tried a
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