Sentences with phrase «act of giving the drug»

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And much of the reason its creators felt confident enough to invest all that time, money, and effort — given the small number of patients who might eventually use the medicine — can be traced to the Orphan Drug Act, a 1983 federal law that gave those who develop meds for uncommon diseases longer periods of marketing exclusivity and other financial incentives.

The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA), which amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to give the FDA authority to require nutrition labeling on virtually all food products, provides no private right of action for individuals to enforce the provisions of the NLEA.

Propofol is a very short acting drug but it was found in his urine, liver and blood indicating the overly large dose of Propofol given not the 25 mg of Propofol Dr.

Certainly, there are differences between these different brands, as can be gathered by all of the marketing, but it may give you some comfort to know that all baby formulas sold in the United States must meet the minimum nutritional requirements set forth by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

In addition to providing greater access to substance abuse services, they also include creating a new crime of homicide for anyone who gives or sells an illegal drug to another when that act leads to that person's death.

He demanded the DEA act on 2012 legislation which gave it the power to investigate, ban and shut down the distribution of synthetic drugs like «Spice» or «K2» and the ingredients used to make them.

Other budget provisions: The budget agreement also includes: an expansion of the state's Tuition Assistance Program for college students and their families; a 12 percent increase in aid to cities and local governments; a $ 3.8 billion transportation bond act; an increase of $ 1.1 billion in aid to schools; and an expansion of the EPIC program, which gives seniors access to reduced - rate prescription drugs.

Today, because of concerns about drug resistance, the recommended protocol is to give ACTs only after malaria is confirmed with a finger prick of blood and a rapid diagnostic test (RDT).

One possible explanation is that these drugs reduce the lethargy associated with depression before lifting the feelings of depression itself, paradoxically giving some patients enough energy to act on suicidal impulses.

The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 gives the FDA the dollars and legal clout it needs to make a number of important fixes.

However, if SSRIs had indeed acted merely by means of a placebo effect, these drugs should not outperform actual placebo in clinical trials where patients have been treated with an SSRI or with ineffective placebo pills, and where neither the physician nor the patient knows which treatment the patient has been given until the study is over.

Therefore, the TRN is almost certainly a site of action of many anesthetic drugs, given that a large classes of them act at these synapses and produce slow waves as one of their characteristic features.»

Many of the current drugs being explored act to stop the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain which mean they may need to be given early in the disease process.

«To describe electronic cigarette use as «a new drug use option» and part of «at - risk teenagers» substance using repertoires» is unnecessarily alarmist, given the evidence that regular use among never smokers is negligible, the lack of evidence that electronic cigarette use acts as a gateway to tobacco use, and the likely low level of harm associated with electronic cigarette use.»

«This approval demonstrates our commitment to approving advancements in treatment that give prescribers and patient's different options for care,» said Richard Pazdur, MD, director of the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence and acting director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in a press release.

This drug acts as a stimulant, giving users powerful feelings of pleasure and energy.

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1994 gave the F.D.A. the power to intervene whenever a seller of a product makes «claims» that his product is helpful for treating or curing any disease without official permission.

The street workers are constantly present among the area of Santa Maria Novella station, and this fact gives a wide and focused vision on the phenomenon of marginality in our city, allowing us not only to observe specific aspects (as characteristics of the target, relationship with services / associations and drug use), but also to act in a specific way to a specific person (a way shared with people, too) and to activate the already mentioned net.

The law, signed by acting Gov. Donald T. DiFrancesco on Jan. 9, grew out of a controversy in the fall of 1999 in which 2,000 7th through 12th graders in the suburban Ridgewood district were given a voluntary survey that asked them about their drug and alcohol use, social attitudes, and sexual habits.

During an interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving drugs to a young girl who then died, Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he will quickly come to regret.

When blood fl ows through the kidneys, the kidneys act as a complex fi lter that removes from blood wastes that are generated from break down of food, old cells, toxins or poisons and many drugs that are given for treatment of other diseases.

Intermediate cases may respond by using the above techniques and the addition of a rapidly acting drug such as valium that can be given just before or during the storms.

Systemic chemotherapy involves the use of drugs that are given orally or by injection and then act throughout the body (systemic treatment).

I've been backpacking solo since my teens and every single one of these tips resonates... I would also add: - don't act as though you're alone - I usually wear a wedding band and tell people my «husband» is over there in the next street / village / town - ignore untoward comments - the best encouragement you can give men is to say no or to ask them to leave - in many cultures this is actually seen as encouragement - don't accept medicine or drugs from strangers, and always keep your eye on your drink - keep your valuables in a money belt, not in a backpack (I learned this one the hard way)- above all, be alertand know your environment - the best safety net is to do your research properly before you travel and find out as much as you can about the culture's attitudes in general, and towards women in particular

David Monson, a third - generation farmer and veteran Republican state representative from the northeastern corner of the state, and Wayne Hauge, also a third - generation farmer from the northwestern corner of the state, filed suit in Bismarck in June, in essence asking a federal judge to tell the DEA that its power to enforce drug prohibition (under the federal Controlled Substances Act) does not give it the power to regulate a purely agricultural endeavor to cultivate hemp, the nonnarcotic cousin of marijuana.

36 (3) No record of a proceeding under this Act, a health profession Act or the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, no report, document or thing prepared for or statement given at such a proceeding and no order or decision made in such a proceeding is admissible in a civil proceeding other than a proceeding under this Act, a health profession Act or the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act or a proceeding relating to an order under section 11.1 or 11.2 of the Ontario Drug Benefit Act.