Prescription For Disaster By Dr. Gary Null - 939 Words

The name of the film that I will be reviewing is, Prescription for Disaster. The film is was released in 2006 and is was written and directed by Dr. Gary Null. The film is a documentary comments on the complicated ties between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pharmaceutical companies, doctors and lobbyist. As a public health student, it is important to be aware of the role all of these huge players have in our personal health. The film allows us to think more critically on weather prevention should be more important than medication. The problem that is depicted in the film is the conflict of interest between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and pharmaceutical companies. It shows that the relationship these two entities have, has posed danger to the U.S public. Before a new drug is allowed to be purchased by consumers, it must go through FDA approval for safety. The film explains that the drugs that are getting approved by the FDA are actually not safe. The FDA is being paid or bribed by pharmaceutical companies to expedite the approval process. The quick process allows pharma companies to get their new drugs out in the market much faster. Every day that passes and a drug is not approved, is a big loss of money for the companies. The other problem is that doctors are prescribing these drugs to patients. Doctors are trusting the FDA system and the pharma companies to provide safe and effective drugs. Doctors are fooled by pharmaceutical â€Å"detailers† that are hiredShow MoreRelated_x000C_Introductio n to Statistics and Data Analysis355457 Words   |  1422 PagesGeorgia College State University Greg Sliwa Broome Community College Angela Stabley Portland Community College Jeffery D. Sykes Ouachita Baptist University Yolande Tra Rochester Institute of Technology Nathan Wetzel University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Dr. Mark Wilson West Virginia University Institute of Technology Yong Yu Ohio State University Toshiyuki Yuasa University of Houston Reviewers for the Second Edition Jim Bohan Manheim Township High School Pat Buchanan Pennsylvania State UniversityRead MoreQuality Improvement328284 Words   |  1314 PagesDirector of the Program in Industrial Engineering. Dr. Montgomery has research and teaching interests in engineering statistics including statistical quality-control techniques, design of experiments, regression analysis and empirical model building, and the application of operations research methodology to problems in manufacturing systems. He has authored and coauthored more than 190 technical papers in these fields and is the author of twelve other books. Dr. Montgomery is a Fellow of the American SocietyRead MoreMarketing Management130471 Words   |  522 Pagesincreased media coverage to rising evidence of environmental problems such as the depletion of the ozone layer, acidification of rivers and forest degradation, global warming, the rise of pressure group activity, tougher legislation and major industrial disasters. Concern has moved f rom the local scale to a national and increasingly global scale. The rate of environmental degradation has intensified. The nineteenth century brought the first large scale pollution as companies geared themselves to produce