Pharmacology

Pharmacology – Unit 2 Assignment – Rhonda Reed Unit 2 Assignment is worth 50 points You are the billing and coding manager on the Internal Medicine floor at General Hospital. The patient is a 52-year-old woman with diabetes who has cellulitis from a scrape to her right shin. You are visiting the patient before she is discharged and note that an IV dose of penicillin has just begun to be infused. Her chart indicates she is allergic to penicillin. About 5 minutes after the drug has started…

Do pharmaceutical companies really care about us? It’s crazy to believe that people you trust, don’t care for you one bit. Big Pharma, a group of pharmaceutical companies connected with the government gets large amounts of money from the people of the world; this conspiracy that people believe can be proven as factual through research over industry funded vs. government funded pharmaceuticals and the way the government finds a way to pay less and receive more money. It’s not easy to clearly…

America, a land founded with opportunity and wealth in mind and while I believe our founding fathers wanted to see growth and innovation I doubt it was to be at the expense of its people. Today the typical view of crime and how it affects our economy is focused on street crimes, however what many don 't realize is the number of corporate crimes occurring today play a more detrimental role in our economy and creates more victims than street crime. The types of corporate violations are vast and…

Safety Process: Six Rights and Three Checks The administration of medication is an integral component of the healthcare provision in the modern world (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). It is necessary for nurses to understand the fundamental ideals that seek to safeguard patient safety and ultimately ensure safe outcomes in relation to the administration of drugs (Koehler & Schwinghammer, 2008). The observance of the Six Rights and Three Checks principles are an example of measures that are…

In this reading regarding pharmaceutical industries reveal some shocking facts about how contaminated prescription drugs are poisoning the public, since the scandal, it has made policy makers extremely difficult for policing the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs. By statistic, our massive domestic prescription drug industry sold 294 billion worth of drugs worldwide and 177.5 billion domestically, and it has helped patients from various disease. However, beside the huge success of…

One pill after another. This will become your life. You will forever deal with side effects, addictions, rejections, and tolerance. Every day in the US, 2,500 youth, ages 12 to 17 abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time. Medications are not “fun”, they are not a toy that you can just pass around. The ability to get prescribed medications from a doctor has be has become a popular way of getting medication legally, but then selling it illegally. In fact, prescription drugs are now…

Have you been curious to know how much pharmaceutical advertising you see every year? Do you know how these prescription drug advertisings influence your attitude toward medical care? “In one year, you will watch roughly sixteen hours of pharmaceutical advertisements” (Lia ) and “some 50 consumer magazines focusing on health care hit the news stands every month.”(Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America). While others argue that “Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising helps patients…

Chinasa Ekeanyanwu No one’s journey to reach their goal is the same. Because of circumstances out of our control some people have a smooth journey and some have it rough. I grew up in a big family. I am the middle child of five children. I never took interest in specifically pharmacy. But because I was kind, patient, and caring I always knew that I wanted a career in the medical field. This all changed the day my father was diagnosed with stage-four brain tumor called Glioblastoma. I was only…

More often than not, going to the doctor’s office or the hospital usually results in a trip to the pharmacy. As someone who gets sick or injured quite frequently, I can speak from experience about the way doctors treat most health problems; they almost always recommend drugs. Whether it be a minor ailment or a major affliction, chances are that you will be prescribed antibiotics, pain relievers, steroids, or even an operation. However, the one thing that doctors will always avoid telling you…

The Dangers of Herbal Supplements Herbal supplement are known as dietary supplements, which is a plant or a part of a plant that that is used for the scent, flavor, conditions, illnesses, or therapeutic purposes. Many people have taken Herbal Supplements for the past years, whether it was used to make you strong, lose weight, or stay healthy. There are more than 55,000 supplements available in the United States. “According to American Cancer Society, more than half of our American population…