At the outset, we wish to thank Joan H. Krause1 and Patricia J. Zettler2 for their thoughtful commentaries on our article, ‘Back to First Principles: A New Model for the Regulation of Drug Promotion’. Our New Model is intended as an ‘initial’ proposal for a modern, sustainable regulatory framework that comprehensively addresses drug promotion while protecting the public health, aligning FDA’s p...

Health promotion is inherently political. Not only is it largely funded by government, but the very nature of the enterprise requires shifts in power. Political theory has much to contribute to an understanding of the politics of health promotion. In this paper three key political theories are explained and their insights for health promotion explored. They are then applied to the development o...

This study explores whether exposure to advertisements that focus on the negative effects of tobacco industry advertising and promotion at the point of sale (anti-POS advertising) influence: (i) attitude toward POS advertising; (ii) perceived impact of POS advertising on youth smoking; and (iii) support for a ban on tobacco promotion at the POS among adult non-smokers in New York. Data are from...

Yun-Jeong Seok, Jae-Young Her, Yong-Gun Kim, Min Yeop Kim, Soo Young Jeong, Mina K. Kim, Jee-yeon Lee, Cho-il Kim, Hae-Jung Yoon and Kwang-Geun Lee Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Goyang-si, Korea Nutrition Policy & Promotion Team, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea Bureau of Health Industry Promotion, Korea Health Industry De...

drug-drug interactions (ddis) can lead to increased toxicity or reduction in therapeutic efficacy. this study was designed to assess the incidence of potential drug interactions (pdi) and rank their clinical value in post coronary care unit (post-ccu) of a teaching hospital in tehran, iran.in this prospective study, three pharmacists with supervision of a clinical pharmacist actively gathered n...

1. Discuss the implications of the human genome project and the advent of pharmacogenomics for disease prevention and health promotion initiatives for substance abuse prevention. 2. Outline the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) five-part strategic action plan, Protect and Advance America’s Health. 3. Determine when pharmacotherapies are indicated for disease treatment and/or disease preventi...

Over the past few years, many pharmaceutical manufacturers have settled claims brought by the US Department of Justice (USDOJ) alleging that the drug companies engaged in illegal, off-label product promotion. Between 2003 and 2007, 11 investigations involving off-label promotion in the US were settled. Six of those investigations settled in 2007 alone. In addition, Pfizer Inc. recently announce...

The pandemic has highlighted the need for accessible and effective health promotion as Canadians are isolated from their communities during social distancing measures. A web-based program in which participants also received individualized email-based coaching medical students been available to empower veterans family members engage healthy lifestyle change.
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