Pharmaceutical+Products

=__Pharmaceutical Products__= Pharmaceutical products (AKA medicines) are chemical products designed to treat, cure, or prevent various diseases. They can be made from plants or synthetically produced. Some pharmaceuticals, such as hormones, are genetically engineered from bacteria.

toc Pharmaceutical products are classified in several ways. The classifications are as follows: Places in which pharmaceuticals are purchased are called pharmacies. Pharmaceuticals can be administered in the following ways: Intravenous drugs are usually only given in hospitals under the close watch of a doctor, unless you're Michael Jackson taking Propofol. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must approve a new pharmaceutical before it can be marketed. If the pharmaceutical has too many negative effects that taking it dangerous, it will not be marketed. If the side effects are neglegible, then it can be taken "over the counter", meaning one does not need a perscription. If the side effects are significant, but not major, the drug requires a doctor's perscription in order to be taken. =Bibliography= US Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, SEC. 210., (g)(1)(B). www.epgonline.org database of prescription pharmaceutical products including drug classifications
 * 1) Antipyretics: reducing fever (pyrexia/pyresis)
 * 2) Analgesics: reducing pain (painkillers)
 * 3) Antimalarial drugs: treating malaria
 * 4) Antibiotics: inhibiting germ growth
 * 5) Antiseptics: prevention of germ growth near burns, cuts and wounds.
 * 1) Through pills
 * 2) Through injections
 * 3) Intravenously
 * 4) Through suppositories
 * 5) Through capsules