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Bad Medicine: The Prescription Drug Industry in the Third World

Book by Milton Silverman, Mia Lydecker, Philip R. Lee; Stanford University, 1992

Subjects:

Pharmaceutical Industry--Corrupt Practices--Developing Countries, Pharmaceutical Policy--Developing Countries

Collections: Entire Library

...Bad Medicine THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG INDUSTRY IN THE THIRD...them, the so-called prescription drugs promoted to control...various categories of drug companies, the constantly...legally dispense a prescription drug unless the patient...
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The Politics of the International Pricing of Prescription Drugs

Book by Christopher Scott Harrison; Praeger, 2004

Subjects:

Pharmaceutical Industry--United States, Prescription Pricing, Prescription Pricing--Government Policy--United States, Prescription Pricing--United States

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...presidents message was clear: prescription drug prices are too high in the...has found ways to control prescription drug prices.... Its time for the...the 1980s concern over rising prescription drug prices. During Senator Estes...
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Painkillers: Prescription Dependency

Book by Ida Walker; Mason Crest, 2008

Subjects:

Analgesics, Drug Abuse, Narcotics

...her two weeks. (Source: www.prescription-drug-abuse.org.) From a picnic-style...drugs for nonmedical reasons. Prescription drug abusers may obtain such drugs...Susan Collins is quoted: Its prescription drug abuse a growing crisis in...
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Drug and Alcohol Abuse: The Authoritative Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors

Book by H. Thomas Milhorn Jr.; Perseus Publishing, 1994

Subjects:

Alcoholism--United States--Prevention, Drug Abuse Counseling--United States, Drug Abuse--United States--Prevention, Teenagers--Counseling Of--United States, Teenagers--Drug Use--United States

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...especially some of the prescription drugs, are frequently...structure of the drug. Every drug has...dust. They, like prescription drugs, have generic...for the principle drug in marijuana is...hope of raising drug-free children. The...goes for certain prescription medications. If...
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Recreational Ritalin: The Not-So-Smart Drug

Book by Ida Walker; Mason Crest, 2008

Subjects:

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder--Chemotherapy, Children--Drug Use, Medication Abuse, Methylphenidate, Teenagers--Drug Use

...drugs for nonmedical reasons. Prescription drug abusers may obtain such drugs...prevalence of Ritalin and other prescription drug abuse on campus. ? Offer...misperceptions of Rit- alin and other prescription drug abuse. 3. Limit availability...

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Prescription Drug Expenditures in the United States: The Effects of Obesity, Demographics, and New Pharmaceutical Products

Journal article by Donald Vandegrift, Anusua Datta; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 73, 2006

Subjects:

Health care costs--Analysis, Health care costs--Statistics, Medical care, Cost of--Analysis, Medical care, Cost of--Statistics, Obesity--Analysis, Prescription drug plans--Analysis

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Prescription Drug Expenditures in the United States...average annual percentage increase in prescription drug spending exceeded the overall percentage...1998, the annual percentage growth in prescription drug spending was more than 16%, while...
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The Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: A Solution for Today's High Prescription Drug Prices

Journal article by John D. Pinzone; Journal of Law and Health, Vol. 16, 2001

Subjects:

Affordable Prescription Drug Act (Draft), Pharmaceutical industry--Prices and rates, Prescription pricing--Political aspects

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...a solution for todays high prescription drug prices. by John D. Pinzone...this paper focuses on domestic prescription drug prices, many analogies may...the problems created by high prescription drug prices in the United States...
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Health Care and Prescription Drug Spending by Seniors: Spending for Health Care and for Prescription Drugs among Seniors Has Increased over the 1980-97 Period; the Seniors Who Had Insurance Coverage in Addition to Medicare, on Average, Spent More on Health Care and Prescription Drugs Than Those Who Had Medicare Coverage Only

Journal article by Jessie X. Fan, Deanna L. Sharpe, Goog-Soog Hong; Monthly Labor Review, Vol. 126, 2003

Subjects:

Medicare--Analysis, Medicare--Forecasts, Medicare--Statistics, Prescription drug plans--Analysis, Prescription drug plans--Demographic aspects, Prescription drug plans--Research

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Health care and prescription drug spending by seniors: spending...health insurance premium payments, prescription drug expenses represent the single...health care dollar, on average). Prescription drug expenses account for as much as...
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Health Care Fraud under the New Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program

Journal article by Robert N. Rabecs; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 96, 2006

Subjects:

Medicare fraud--Laws, regulations and rules, Prescription drug plans--Laws, regulations and rules

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...under the New Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program. by Robert N...result of the new Medicare prescription drug program which went into effect...created pursuant to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization...
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Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use among Hispanics

Journal article by Jason A. Ford, Fernando I. Rivera; Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 38, 2008

Subjects:

Community relations, Cultural change, Drug use, Health services, Hispanics, Juvenile justice, Methamphetamines, Prescription drugs, Teenagers, Whites, Young adults

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Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use among Hispanics by Jason...Rivera INTRODUCTION Nonmedical prescription drug use is defined as use without a...sizeable increase in nonmedical prescription drug use, especially among adolescents...

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Sales Rep Convicted for Selling Prescription Drug Samples

Magazine article by Dori Stehlin; FDA Consumer, Vol. 25, October 1991

Subjects:

Pharmaceutical industry--Ethical aspects, Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987, Samples (Merchandising)--Cases, Samples (Products)--Cases, Snyder, David B.--Cases

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...Sales Rep Convicted for Selling Prescription Drug Samples. by Dori Stehlin...drug company who tried to sell prescription drug samples became the first person...prosecuted and convicted under the Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) of 1988...
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Understanding the New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

Magazine article; American Teacher, Vol. 90, October 2005

Subjects:

Employers, Federal employees, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement & Modernization Act 2003-US, Prescription drugs, Purchasing, Questions

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Understanding the New Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage By now, most Americans...are aware that Medicares new prescription drug plan, typically referred to...understand that the Part D prescription drug program will work differently...
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The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit-a Holey Mess

Magazine article by John Abraham, Rachel Drown; American Teacher, Vol. 89, March 2005

Subjects:

Medicare, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement & Modernization Act 2003-US, Prescription drugs, Price regulations, United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit-a Holey Mess by John...disabilities, dont expect the new Medicare prescription drug benefit (Part D) to be an antidote...Congress included a new Medicare prescription drug benefit for eligible participants...
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Prescription Drug Abuse: FDA and SAMHSA Join Forces

Magazine article by Michelle Meadows; FDA Consumer, Vol. 37, March 2003

Subjects:

Medication abuse, Prescription drug abuse, United States. Food and Drug Administration, United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Prescription Drug Abuse: FDA and SAMHSA Join Forces...education program on the dangers of prescription drug abuse. The program, sponsored by...the FDA of buprenorphine to treat prescription drug abuse, and the office-based use of...
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Pick Your Poison: For Conservatives, the Prescription-Drug Options Are Pretty Distasteful

Magazine article by Ramesh Ponnuru; National Review, Vol. 55, August 11, 2003

Subjects:

Kennedy, Edward M.--Social policy, Prescription drug plans--Economic aspects, Prescription drug plans--Political aspects, United States--Social policy

Collections: Entire Library

...Poison: For Conservatives, the Prescription-Drug Options Are Pretty Distasteful...explains, is betting that a new prescription-drug entitlement will, over time...it-or try to blow it up? The prescription-drug bill is being written in an...

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Part D? Some Say D Is for 'Dreadful' Some Seniors Mystified by Intricate Workings of New Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

Newspaper article by Marni Pyke; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 9, 2006

Subjects:

Prescription drug plans, United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Intricate Workings of New Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. by Marni Pyke...the federal governments new prescription drug initiative, and Bill Anderson...of the 21 million receiving prescription drug coverage includes 6.2 million...
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Prescription-Drug Mistake

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 21, 2002

Subjects:

McCain, John, United States. Food and Drug Administration

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Prescription-drug mistake Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES...approval of generic drugs by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Unfortunately, the...spend an average $800 million to bring a new drug to market, to sue makers of generic or so-called...
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Prescription-Drug Law Wanted Now, Poll Finds; Flawed Compromise, Some Reforms Are Preferred over 'Perfection Later'

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 7, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Prescription-drug law wanted now, poll finds; Flawed...lawmakers to compromise to produce a prescription-drug benefit now, rather than wait years...registered voters about the Medicare prescription-drug bill on which lawmakers are working...
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Senate Votes Down 2 Proposals for Prescription-Drug Benefits

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 24, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...votes down 2 proposals for prescription-drug benefits Byline: Amy...Senate voted down two competing prescription-drug proposals yesterday, raising...produces a bill providing a prescription-drug benefit under Medicare. The...
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Estimates on Medicare Hit $2 Trillion; Prescription-Drug Benefit Promises 'Huge Costs'

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 9, 2003

Subjects:

Kennedy, Edward M.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...on Medicare hit $2 trillion; Prescription-drug benefit promises huge costs...WASHINGTON TIMES The new Medicare prescription-drug benefit could cost as much...President Bush signed the Medicare prescription-drug bill into law yesterday. The...

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Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...quality and safety. Prescription drugs are regulated...the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration...Substances Prescription drugs are considered...addictive nature of prescription drugs such as...scrutiny as well. Drug laws have tried...
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Generic Drug

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...versions of both over-the-counter and prescription medications, but not all drugs have generic...produced when a patent on a brand name drug expires or when a patent has never existed...cheaper than the equivalent brand name drug because of much lower marketing and development...
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Opiate Drug

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

OPIATE DRUG any of a group of drugs derived from opium . Used medicinally to...considered controlled substances by U.S. law and are available only by prescription. Heroin is not available legally at all in the United States. See also...
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Ketoprofen

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...acid class of NSAIDs; it apparently acts by inhibiting the bodys production of prostaglandins . Available as a prescription drug for more than 20 years in many countries, it was approved as an over-the-counter painkiller in the United States...
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Daschle, Tom

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...bill in 1994. He subsequently continued to advocate the regulation of managed care, a patients bill of rights, and prescription drug benefits under Medicare. Daschle served as Senate minority leader (1995 2001, 2003 2005) and majority leader (2001...

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