Within the Drugs Misuse Regulation (1987), the legislation is categorised under two types of dangerous drugs: Schedule 1 and Schedule 2. ... If the dangerous drug is specified in Schedule 1, the maximum penalty is life imprisonment whereas for Schedule 2 drugs, the maximum penalty is twenty-five years imprisonment. ... Methadone is an example of a Schedule 2 dangerous drug that is actively used for the rehabilitation of drug-addicts and patients suffering with chronic pain conditions [ CITATION Sar12 l 3081 ]. ... Both parliament leaders believe that amendments need to be made to the Drug Mi...

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After two years studied in University of Connecticut with the major MIS (management information system) I gained my knowledge on marketing and management, but what I do not have is the knowledge system of drugs to help people who are not healthy. ... This field focuses on biotech and medical device industries in marketing and sales, as well as in administrative roles within health care, drug and software distribution, medical practice, pharmacy benefits, professional associations, insurance and managed care organizations. I believed with information that I have learned from MIS major, I will...

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Because health insurance insurance companies make the decisions regarding what medical procedures an individual receives, this puts peoples lives in danger, due to the fact that companies will not pay physicians for their medical procedure, and the average American cannot afford medical procedures and or prescription drugs. ... For instance, "HMO withdraws has highlighted the difficulties for Americans, because outpatient prescription drugs are not included in the HMO benefit packages." (Canja N/A) Insurance companies will end up paying more if availability for prescription drugs decrease. C...

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Biomedicine or health care involves doctors and other hospital workers diagnosing and treating individuals who are already sick with pharmaceutical drugs and surgeries. ... It also looks at a broader picture in that it believes the environment has an impact on our health, not just ourselves, in terms of our lifestyle and genetics, who are responsible for our very own health. Lastly, public health is less expensive than biomedical health care in that it does not involved in costly drugs and surgeries but attempts to deal with the disease before it begins to develop in our body. ...

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There is a high prevalence of PTSD among refugees; numbers vary from 35-80%, although most mental health professionals and researchers believe the higher end of the spectrum to be more accurate, as many refugees do not seek out mental health services. ... The presence of a mental illness can pose a risk for problematic drug use. ... Barriers to Treatment The stigma surrounding the use of drugs within many refugee communities deters members of those communities from accessing drug services and mental health treatment. Problematic drug users in refugee communities may wish to remain concealed. ....

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Medical equipment, devices, advanced drugs, and sophisticated test like the full body scan continue to raise the cost of medical care. ... It is hard to believe that healthcare can be compared to profit making auto dealers but it surely makes sense. ... Imagine that waste multiplied by multiple drugs or supplies and millions of consumers. ...

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Obamacare will have a positive effect on seniors by closing the Medicare prescription drug donut hole, and improve the overall care for seniors. ... This may result in them raising the drug costs for other people. ... In 20015, waiting periods will be penalized if they are longer than 30 days. 1/5th of the businesses that responded to the National Association of Business Economics' October 2013 Industry Survey said that Obamacare has had a negative effect on employment in the last three months will only 2% reported that they believe the law will have a positive effect. ...

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There are four main parts of this drug regulation: rule, implement, manuals, and government. ... The entities are most likely to use or disclose a patient's protected health information to central fill prescriptions, for health-related communications, for communications with individuals involved in the care or payment of the patient's care, with business associates, with the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), to public health, to health oversight activities, for worker's compensation claims, to law enforcement, to judicial and administrative proceedings, and as required by la...

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I believe women have the right to terminate a pregnancy only under these circumstances; any other reason is simply injustice. ... The Affordable Care Act is forcing Christians to purchase an insurance policy that provides their employees with free access to contraceptive and abortion drugs that they would not have had otherwise (Mccormack). This rule puts religious employers in the position of having to choose between providing their workers with free access to those drugs or not providing those workers with health insurance at all. ... President Obama also believes that human life is disposab...

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A Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll indicates that on a whole, the American public "believes that reducing the percentage of uninsured Americans is the most important healthcare issue for the government to address." ... For insurance, medical procedures and prescription drugs, healthcare has been increasing in its cost for the consumer at a faster rate than any other industry, making legislation for a public option rational both in terms of assisting the needs of Americans but also in terms of intervening on rampant price collusion. ... Even in contexts where membe...

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Poverty in American families has been shown to lead to drug addiction, child abuse, child neglect, sex crimes, spouse abuse and other criminal behaviors (Elgin, 2007). ... I believe that the human service worker should be advocates for the people who they serve and should continue to be an advocate for social justice (Burger, Youkeles, 2004). ... I believe that advocacy is important, and there is a fine line between being and advocate and being a radical. ...

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These studies recommend improving outpatient care that included a focus on drug therapy. ... As a result of the study, the researchers identified the following reasons why CHF patients do not adhere to their medication regimen: 1) inability to manage multiple medications, 2) medication instructions were too complex and inadequate, 3) patients ran out medications and prescriptions, 4) adverse drug reactions, 5) poor memory, and 6) financial hardship (Cjeng, Jackson, Gascard, Manning, & Tuck, 2010). ...

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U.S. Healthcare Reform I.) Stakes and Positions Healthcare reform continues to be one of the most contentious subjects of debate in American politics. Healthcare accounts for over 16% of federal expenditures, forecasted to increase in the years ahead1. The two main political parties represent...

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Almost all NHS hospital treatment is free of charge along with drugs administered in hospital. ... This new policy has received praise from the NHS England providing an excellent example of the, "close working relationship," between local government and the NHS having a positive impact on their citizen's health. (2008) Wales Health policy of free prescription drugs had provided to be so effective that Scotland had also implemented similar government subsidies for patient's meds. ...

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A hospital administrator coordinates a variety of health related services in settings such as hospitals, outpatient clinics, community health centers, nursing homes, hospice organizations, and drug-abuse treatment centers. ... I truly believe that we learn by doing, which is why I am eager to work in a variety of areas that will enable me to perform successfully in my future endeavors. ... Personally, I believe that it is very important for an organization to reach out to the community in an effort to recruit qualified employees who want to come on board. ...

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This statement is very difficult to follow; almost no person believes this statement whole-heartedly. ... This gives a doctor the power to use his/her best judgment and knowledgeable skills, to do what they believe is best for the patient. This statement allows for a person's right to free will, even a person who is a Christian may more fully agree with this statement just for the pure reason that they want to believe more in God's promise of free will in their life. ... No experiment should be conducted when there is an a priori reason to believe that death or disabling injury will ...

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Some researchers believe Alzheimer's is intimately associated with the immune system. ... Ibuprofen (Advil) is an example of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that seems to provide protective effects in some cases. ...

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We believe there is a vast need for empathy training in the health care arena, particularly for the doctor of oncology. ... We believe empathy from an oncologist is a rare commodity. ... People are realizing that there is more to health and welfare than just a prescription drug or surgery. ... We believe developing a close relationship with our customers and our strong sales force will be the greatest opportunity for success. ...

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Given these continental shifts, supporters believe the state needs to catch up and recognize that Californians increasingly no longer see themselves in racial ban. ... This exemption would allow state agencies and university medical schools to continue to test the effect of a new drug treatment against a placebo in a hospital setting, but this is only one of the states many data and research needs. ...

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In the film she revisits the hospital where she lived for six months and brings light to the "dark corners of US psychiatric care" (Maxen 174) Maxen states that even though the antipsychotic drugs given to mental patients today are not as dangerous as they were in the 60s, access to treatments is still rare for most people who need them. ...

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This means that infants, suicidal people, and drug-dependent patients may be validly controlled on the grounds of beneficence to protect them from harm.1 Under the principle of beneficence, the nurse may legitimately restrain a patient from exercising his or her autonomy by trying to jump out a window.3 But people judged mentally incompetent are still capable of making autonomous choices about what they want to eat or what clothes they wish to wear.1 Constraint of a person's autonomy is permissible when the person's choices and actions infringe on the rights and welfare of others...

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Ashley (2002) believes that recent technological advances such as fiber optics, satellite communication, and compressed video provide the environment for telemedicine to continue to grow rapidly. ... Bahshur and colleagues (2000) believe that telemedicine is "a product of the information age, just as the assembly line was a product of the industrial age." ... In addition, patients are seeking online medical care services ranging from one-time interactions for a second opinion to access to prescription drugs or psychotherapy (Miller & Derse, 2002). ...

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Healthcare is in crisis in many countries, not least of which is the United States. We hear on the news how health care providers are incapable of providing medical care to an increasingly number of chronically ill and the aging population. There are a number of systemic failures; however, none is m...

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