History of Penicillin and sulfa - Answers FLIP NEXT
Penicillin - Answers Alexander Fleming - Late 1920s but not refined/used until 1940s
Sulfa - Answers 1930s Gerhard Domagk- wonder drug before penicillin
Different clinical trial phases - before human trials, I,II,III after it is approved - Answers FLIP NEXT
How long for clinical phases? How much does it cost? - Answers clinical trial phases 2-10 years, $25.4
billion
Phase I of research - Answers Is the new drug safe?
Phase II of research - Answers Does the new drug work?
Phase III of research
What happens after Phase III of research? - Answers Is it better than the standard treatment already in
place?
The New Drug Application is sent to the FDA
Aspects we discussed around sales and marketing of Drugs: to physicians, to patients - Answers US and
New Zealand are legal for direct to consumer marketing
Marketing to Physicians - Answers medical journals, conferences, drug reps, and rationale for what the
drug is prescribed
Patients - Answers FDA regulates, but it is a source of debate
Direct to Consumer Marketing of prescriptions - Answers US and New Zealand are only countries that
allows this
Source of debate: FDA Regulates - Answers does not preapprove
History of FDA - Answers FLIP NEXT
What were the different phases in 1906? - Answers Food and Drug Act of 1906
Testing for safety not required; only labeling major ingredients
What were the different phases in 1938 &1962? - Answers Began requiring safety testing but only
required businesses to send reports Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938/ Amended 1962
what were some important events that happened in history that caused some of these major changes? -
Answers FDA gains control over introduction of new products in response to thalidomide tragedy where
drug was given to pregnant women which caused birth defects in their babies
, Generic vs Brand name drug- Impact patents have on price. Reasons for and against having a patent? -
Answers Generic drugs cost less, but still need approval
Did not have to go through the R&D that the name brand drug did
political climate influencing research
What are some reasons that the US pays more for drugs than other countries? - Answers U.S. pays 50%-
75% higher drug prices than any place in the worldResearch and Development / No cap on prices
Food Insecurity
What is Food Insecurity? - Answers Where will it come from?Will you have enough?Active healthy life?
Available resources?
Health care costs of food insecurity? - Answers -Health Care costs of food insecurity
-Food insecurity accounts for approx. 160 billions of healthcare
-National Network is Feeding America
-feeds more than 46 million people providing 3.6 billion meals
Poor nutrition affects health
Eat Unhealthy Food -> Adverse health consequences
-> Greater costs
Difference between food banks, food pantries and soup kitchens? - Answers NEED ANSWER
How food banks/pantries get money/items? How food pantries obtain food to distribute - Answers -
national associations, government, purchase food, donations from business, food drives
Regulations for food pantries (health codes,hours,eligibitliy criteria and problems) - Answers Food
Pantry Regulations/Hours
Health CodesNo Hours of operation standardsOpen infrequently, short periods of time
What is the downfall? - Answers Set standards for eligibility criteria