Legalization of Marijuana Discuss the pros and cons from the perspectives of patient‚ society‚ the medical profession‚ and the pharmacy profession Marijuana also called weed‚ herb‚ pot‚ grass is a greenish gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves and flowers of cannabis sativa. Legalization of Marijuana has become a big issue in a US and it is considered to be an illegal drug but some in states‚ it’s use for medicinal reasons. According to scientific studies‚ the active ingredient in cannabis
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Both Naproxen and Celebrex are NSAID s. Naproxen sodium is an over the counter and a cox-1 inhibitor‚ whereas Celebrex is available only by prescription and is a cox-2 inhibitor. Both of these medications treat the symptoms of arthritis and are used for acute or chronic pain relief. However‚ individuals who are unable to take NSAIDS such as naproxen should be advised to take Celebrex due to lesser side effects. The major difference in both of these medications is the side effect it causes. Naproxen
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HealthSouth Fraud Richard Scrushy was the founder of HealthSouth he graduated from Jefferson State Community College and become a registered respiratory therapist after studying at Alabama Birmingham University. He later went to St. Louis and became the regional director of the respiratory therapy department at Lifemark. He eventually moved to Houston and became the COO. In 1984 He left to follow his dream of creating a rehabilitation center in Little Rock. The company changed their name from Amcare
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Dangers of Mixing Xanax and Alcohol Xanax‚ or alprazolam‚ is a prescription medication in the benzodiazepine class of drugs. This drug is often prescribed to treat anxiety and panic disorders‚ because it acts as a central nervous system depressant‚ slowing brain activity to produce a calming effect. Xanax obviously has legitimate medical uses‚ but people can become addicted to it. When this occurs‚ the drug can produce harmful physical and psychological effects. These problems are magnified when
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1.1.10 Marketed Preparations of the Liquisolid Technique: There are some of products available in the market relied on the research activity of the liquisolid systems technology as listed in table (4). Popularity of liquisolid technique on commercial scale is due to increased bioavailability by an increased aqueous solubility of the drug‚ increasing the surface area of drug available for release and improved wettability of the drug particles. Table 4: Drugs and their Marketed Preparations of
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Pharmacy technicians assist and support licensed pharmacists in providing health care and medications to patients. Pharmacy technicians must have a broad knowledge of pharmacy practice‚ and be skilled in the techniques required to order‚ stock‚ package‚ and compound and otherwise prepare medications. Under the supervision of pharmacists‚ pharmacy technicians work in hospital pharmacies‚ community pharmacies‚ home health care pharmacies‚ long-term care pharmacies‚ clinic pharmacies‚ nuclear medicine
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Inflammation is a protective response by the body towards cell injury‚ irritation‚ infection and can accumulate fluids with the following signs and symptoms: redness‚ warmth‚ swelling and pain. Inflammation is therefore the body’s way of attempting to remove the primary cause of inflammation and any damage that may have occurred as a result (healing and repair) (Drake et al.‚ 2007). Today numerous drugs are used to treat conditions of inflammation such as narcotics (opioids)‚ and non narcotics (salicylates)
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What is acetylsalicylic acid? Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)‚ or more commonly known as aspirin‚ is a medication that can be used for pain‚ fevers‚ and inflammation. It can be used for long periods of time‚ in small amounts‚ to prevent heart attacks‚ strokes and the formation of blood clots. A heart attack victim can be given a low dose right after the ordeal to reduce the risk of another one. Side effects of this drug is ulcers‚ internal bleeding (stomach) and ringing in the ears. These mainly happen
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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
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Close your eyes and envision a utopian society that has created great advancements in all aspects they’ve set out for themselves. Now‚ imagine that one of those very advancements has corrupted that society‚ sending it plunging into chaos; this is prescription drug abuse. Prescription drug abuse has affected and scrutinized the very lives of millions of Americans‚ escalating it from the crisis it has become‚ into the sovereign epidemic that will reap the well-being and structure of our society that
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