Prescription drug prices in the United States

by the approval of a new drug through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA is the most important regulatory body for the world market (Busfield, pg 6). This is because if the United States approves a drug, other countries will be more likely to also approve that drug. The approval process for these new market drugs go through phases. Each phase passed is a phase closer to the consumer’s hands. The pharmaceutical companies are pressuring the FDA to approve of drugs faster which can…

Healthcare in the United States The United Nations have listed health care as a natural born right, and the increasing cost of the health care in the United States has reached a debatable crisis. Even if you do have health insurance it’s a financial burden on most families. In many other countries the health care is controlled by the Government and all the citizens are provided with government assisted health care. Not every person is able to afford healthcare in the United States, but If you…

The main problems with these drugs are they do way too little with the problem at hand, such as anxiety, to have so many side effects and risks. Anxiolytics are taken to deal with anxiety and the some of the side effects of that medicine are problems with memory, dizziness, and drowsiness. Some of these prescribed medications may be good for a short term, but they can be habit-forming and even then when you are off the medications the original problem is likely to come back. Along with the…

Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Advertising, a form of prescription drug promotion paid for by pharmaceutical companies, emerged sometime during 1938. In 1938, Congress passed the marketing. However, DTC advertising was not officially legalized in the United States until Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), which required that all new drugs be proven safe before 1985. In 1997, DTC advertising became very popular, because the FDA finally…

are increasing rapidly with no signs of slowing down. According to Zerwekh (2015) “Currently, the united States is spending 18% of its income on health care” (p.358). There are many different intrinsic and extrinsic factors that have contributed to the uprising cost of health care including, characteristics of the population, employer-paid health insurance, demand for health care, prescription drug cost, availability of technology, and workforce costs (Zerwekh, 2015, p. 356). There are…

In the United States many people don’t have health insurance. Health care reform is one of the top argument in our country. Most people see having a health insurance lead to a healthier life, but most of the people cannot afford it. Increasing price of doctor bills and prescription drugs causes to millions of people unable to get health coverage. People lost their jobs and houses because of the high price they have to pay for their illness. People never know when something might happen to them,…

and receive a prescription for something a little more stronger. But what about those patients who don’t like all those unknown chemicals in their body or those patients who are just tired of spending millions on medications that the prices are continuing to go up making their prescriptions unpurchaseable. These are the many reasons many are resorting to the option of Medical Marijuana. These patients can not only refill their medication with ease with out the worry that the prices have sky…

treatments. There could be less expensive drugs such as generic brands which work just as well. People can often get help with the cost of their medicines from public and private programs. There are some pharmaceutical drug companies with a patient assistance program. Each company will set the requirements for its own program. HealthWell Foundation is a non-profit group that helps people reduce financial burdens. They assist in paying for prescription drugs, health care premiums, co-pays, and/or…

combination of many issues such as prescriptions cost, patients’ economic status, and lack of health insurance, interfere with the patients’ access to their medications. This creates an environmental problem that puts patients at a higher risk for morbidity and mortality, and consequently, increasing the healthcare cost of treatments on health complications due to non-medication compliance (Duke, Raube, & Lipton, 2005, p. 726). Approximately 50 million people in the United States have inadequate…

The psychotropic drug market, one of which that has only come to existence a few decades ago, has boomed into a massive industry with billion dollar profits. Pharmaceutical drug companies used distinct marketing tactics in order to lure in potential clients to be prescribed their drugs. With the highest priority of pharmaceutical companies being profit, the public health of United States citizens is at risk. The psychotropic drugs prescribed by professionals paid by these companies cause many…