Category: Drugs
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Research Design for a New Drug That Reduces Appetite
Introduction The discipline of psychology makes use of observation methods to come up with concrete description of behavior. Such observations have to occur in a natural setting. Psychological research has four main objectives. These are creating, understanding, prediction and description of change. This process helps psychologists describe the opinions and attitudes of human beings. This…
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Improper Drug Administration as a Nursing Practice Issue
Discovery: topic and practice issue The topic and the nursing practice issue related to this topic As a nursing practice issue, improper drug administration may have different origins, from nurses’ understaffed and overworked conditions to their ignorance of proper procedures. Resolving the latter as a professional issue could be possible by initiating a change from…
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Performance Enhancing Drugs and Professional Sport
The issue of using performance enhancing drugs by professional sportsmen or the question of doping can be discussed as socially significant because many people today orient to the athletic competition as the important element of the modern world. However, modern professional sports can also be considered as the great business, and the issue of using…
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Improper Drug Administration as a Nursing Practice Issue
Discovery: topic and practice issue The topic and the nursing practice issue related to this topic As a nursing practice issue, improper drug administration may have different origins, from nurses’ understaffed and overworked conditions to their ignorance of proper procedures. Resolving the latter as a professional issue could be possible by initiating a change from…
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Analysis of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Characteristics, Treatment and Prevention
Table of Contents Microorganism Description Disease Characteristics Treatment Infection Prevention Conclusion Works Cited Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most contagious diseases. According to Kremer, Ballard, Estaquier, Poulain-Godefroy, and Locht, TB kills more people than any other infectious disease (1). An especially disturbing issue is that it has been on the resurgence in the recent…
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Prescription Drugs Prices and Services in Florida
Table of Contents Introduction Background Analysis Recommendations Discussion Conclusion Appendices References Introduction There are many citizens of the United States of America from the state of Florida that cannot afford proper medical treatment due to the high medicine prices. This factor remains one of the most significant issues in the state’s healthcare policy. The primary…
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Food and Drug Administration Fast-Track Approval
Table of Contents Introduction Fast Track Approval FDA Approval Process Conclusion References Introduction Approval of new drugs by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an essential step of drug development in the United States. The goal of the FDA is to ensure that the new drug is safe for patients and efficient in treating…
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Health Reform Bill on Drugs in the United States
Table of Contents Introduction: Inequality in perspective Health bill in perspective Healthcare system Conclusion References Introduction: Inequality in perspective A government-sponsored health insurance program has not been in existence in the United States. As such, access to healthcare depends on the financial status of the patient. The forces of a free market play a major…
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Quality Patient Care: Drug Errors and Nurses
Table of Contents Introduction The Literature Reviewed and the Findings Conclusion References Introduction Drug errors are the mistakes that occur in the administration of drugs to patients. It is possible to assume that only nurses are involved in this occurrence but the truth is that numerous medical professionals are involved in drug administration and therefore…
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Two Acts on Drug Law Comparison
Introduction The 2009 Health reform legislation was passed with the aim of Medicare saving for the patients in America. In 2009 the House H.R. 3962 approved the Affordable Health Care for America. This bill contains several provisions that are expected to affect Medicare program expenditures for the people of America. Many laws have so far…