2004), and because drug treatment is one of the most widely used, this chapter is a very important one. There are several messages that need to be disseminated from this chapter. Firstly, ...
And how much does it really cost to bring a drug to market? Increasingly, though, these debates are happening when everyone knows that the list price is not the ‘real’ price to be paid ...
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), more than one in five adults (about 20%) in the United States has a mental health condition. Treatments for mental health conditions are ...
Anti-seizure medications, which are also called anticonvulsants or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), are medications used to prevent seizures for people who have epilepsy. All AEDs are available only by ...
The list of novel drugs from the post-war era speaks for itself. The contraceptive pill, introduced in 1960, had an impact on society almost as massive as that of penicillin, enabling women to ...
While clinical psychologists in some U.S. states are authorized to prescribe psychotropic medications, prescriptions are usually written by medical professionals, including psychiatrists, general ...