1. TDI (The Tropical Disease Initiative) This programme was started because of lack of innovation and availability of drugs in tropical regions‚ especially; for diseases that are indigenous to the tropical regions. Drugs for diseases like the African sleeping sickness‚ dengue fever‚ kwashiorkor‚ malaria‚ tuberculosis etc.‚ are only 1% of the newly developed drugs. Due to patent incentives for the Western pharmaceutical companies and lack of payers for the drugs in the Tropics‚ drug availability is
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Suboxone Biological Psychology Suboxone | Addiction psychology has made a great impact on the field of biological psychology‚ especially when it comes to subjects such as | |psycho-pharmacology. The abuse of prescription pain medicine has risen to an estimated 9 million in America alone who take the medication for | |non-medical reasons. The psychology field has had a new revolution in addiction control called Suboxone. In order for psychiatric doctors or other|
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Beginning as a small scale manufacturer of chemical in the United States‚ Merck Research Labs (MRL) became the top notch research institution in the pharmaceutical industry by World War II. By attracting the top talent in chemistry‚ biology‚ and pharmacology‚ MRL emerged as the leader in human pharmaceuticals with the release of highly necessary drugs to treat infections‚ and tuberculosis. MRL focused their strengths on three key areas: vitamins‚ antibiotics‚ and hormones. With the best scientists
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Assessment of the Medication Safety Practices in Selected Government and Private Hospitals In Quezon City A Research Presented To The School Of Pharmacy Centro Escolar University In Partial Fulfillment Of The Degree of Bachelor Of Science in Pharmacy By: Bolaños‚ Jam Claudinee S. Café‚ Cecille Ann A. Carlos‚ Diana Ruth B. Deniega‚ Leslie Ann L. Fernando‚ Khristine Mae C. Gagala‚ Pauline Rose A. Vargas‚ Kristine Joy M. March 2014 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is with pleasure that
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Pharmacoepidemiological studies attempt to link clinical pharmacology to epidemiology. Drug utilization research is an integral component of pharmacoepidemiology that focuses not only on the medical‚ but also socio-economic implications of drug distribution and use in a large population‚ with the primary aim of ensuring the safe‚ effective and rational drug use. Medical concerns encompasses the actual or potential risks that are inherent in
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Unit 1 PART A Pharmacology at Work 1. What are the requirements for dispensing schedule II and III prescriptions? Name some examples of each. Schedule II can only be prescribed in person‚ unless it’s an emergency. Schedule II’s dispensing is very strict since it has a high possibility of abuse. An example of schedule II would be morphine‚ fentanyl and hydromorophone. Schedule III has a moderate potential for abuse. Unlike schedule II which doesn’t have refills on prescriptions‚ Schedule III
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Medicine management can be defined as ‘the clinical‚ cost-effective and safe use of medicines to ensure patients get the maximum benefit they need‚ while at the at the same time minimising potential harm.’ (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) 2004). This essay will analyse the role and responsibility of the nurse in medicine management. It will then examine the complexities which arise when applying this clinical skill in the context of learning disability nursing in
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Introduction Finding an interesting and challenging subject for second year transition was not an easy task‚ as there where many things that I wanted to know more about. Much of the work we had undertaken within university had been focused on long term conditions and the process for patients being discharged from the hospital to home. With this in mind and a great experience on my community placement I wanted to learn more about the role of the community pharmacist. I felt that this would build
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A pharmacist is a healthcare professional who is an expert on pharmaceutical drugs and how they act to fight disease and improve the health of the patient. Pharmacists are responsible for the implementation of drug therapy with the intention of improving the quality of a patient’s life. Some examples of such improvements include curing diseases‚ reducing or eliminating a patient’s symptoms‚ slowing the process of a disease‚ and preventing disease. A pharmacist works with patients and other healthcare
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