Talk:Prescription drug

message: In the article, there is a misleading sentence and two parts have to be exchanged against each other as follows:
"As a general rule, over-the-counter drugs are those that treat a condition not necessarily requiring a doctor's care and have not been proven to meet safety standards required for prescription drugs". 
In the current text, it was just the other way around.
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Juergen Hahn
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* I agree confusing; both originally, as above, and as stands in article. Hope my edit is clear. -David Rubentalk 17:10, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
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message: The section on regulations explains how prescriptions are defined, who may write them, who regulates the drugs, and how they are labeled. There are also two paragraphs about pharmacies. What does this have to do with prescription drugs?
I'm asking for two reasons. The first reference to pharmacies starts with "Also" and talks about membership club pharmacies, as if it were part of a pharmacy discussion. The next paragraph is about off label use, which goes back to regulation. That's followed by a paragraph about generic drugs in pharmacy chains. Aside from the obvious bad structure, these sections have nothing to do with prescription drug regulations. 
The other reason for the question is that the question itself is not addressed in the section. The section should talk about what regulations cover who can sell prescription drugs rather than mentioning pharmacies completely out of context. Currently, it says nothing about that so there is no way of telling why pharmacies are even mentioned. 
If I have a prescription, must I go to a pharmacy to have it filled?  If I have a bottle of a prescription drug and you have a prescription for the same drug, can I give it to you? The section merely says that one needs a prescription to get the drug so the answers could be inferred to be no and yes, respectively. 
The minutiae about pharmacies should be put in a pharmacy article, and this section should discuss regulations related to dispensing prescription drugs.
Hagrinas (talk) 16:32, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regulations in the United States 

message: I've just spent a very frustrating few minutes trying to find a simple comparison called something like "Prescription charges around the world". It doesn't seem to exist: any chance someone with the requisite knowledge could do something here? It would be very useful to know what the situation is in countries other than the USA and UK. Loganberry (Talk) 04:00, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pricing of prescription drugs 

message: The term "legend drug" redirects to this article, but it is not explained in the article text. This term should be explained in the article if the redirect is truly appropriate, otherwise Legend drug should be its own article/stub. Mike Dillon 02:27, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A google search indicates that legend drug is a United States term for prescription drug, so this redirect is correct. I hadn't heard that term before either! Bertcocaine (talk) 03:19, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legend drug 

message: Under Regulations in UK there's a couple of passages about the HC2 certificate and means testing which doesn't appear to be entirely NPOV and somewhat opinionated and not entirely well written. Perhaps someone with a better knowledge of these matters could rectify? 82.10.65.30 14:34, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't see anything about means testing, but one or more editors have used lots of "" around certain terms, and there was a statement breaking up the sentence about applying for an HC2 certificate not always being granted - to my mind, the very existence of an application process indicates the possibility of rejection and I have removed that statement, along with link corrections, sorting out the grammar, and removing the quotation marks and hyphens that were spread throughout this section. Bertcocaine (talk) 03:13, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non NPOV 

message: Is Rx an abbreviation? Where does it come from? --84.56.253.183 (talk) 06:46, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The abbreviation isn't normally used outside North America. I'll modify the article slightly to reflect this. --Ef80 (talk) 14:12, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I do not agree with this POV. The Rx or equivalent symbol is used by many doctors around the world. A prescription is basically a written instruction what has to be made for the specific patient. It can be factory made medication but can also contain the ingredients of a product which has to be compounded. There are still many places (I am a pharmacist in the Netherlands) where medication is compounded. In the Netherlands these medications are usually for topical use, but drops (eye, ear, nose), injections, capsules, potions, are still regularly made by hand. Because this is a labour intensive process and the skill (and material) needed will make the end product quite expensive. Because of this it is rapidly disappearing. To many docctors and pharmacists this is looked upon as detrimental as it removes the possibility of made-to-measure medicine. JHvW 10:25, 25 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: What stands Rx for?

message: Recent edits reverted the article to an older version that clobbered any added or revised text and contains broken and incomplete citations.
Would you please explain why you are clobbering the edits of other users?
Whywhenwhohow (talk) 16:37, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reverts 

message: It is again a myth to believe that dietary supplements are not regulated by the FDA. The substances allowed for dietary supplements are very much regulated by the FDA, and the FDA also inspects facilities manufacturing them. It seems like so often, wikipedia is taking a stand-point that is a common (popular) misbelief. The difference to a drug lies more in the proof of efficacy, product registration, and the submission of clinical data. With the introduction of mandatory cGMP regulations in 2008, the quality and labeling of dietary supplements should be equal to OTC substances, but again, the proof of clinical efficacy is usually not so strong.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.129.239 (talk) 02:19, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dietary supplements 

message: TV in the USA is full of adds for prescription medicine ("Do you want your loved ones to avoid getting cancer? Ask your doctor about Zanowhatever"), but there's zero in Europe. I guess it's illegal in Europe.
Can anyone add a section about the advertising of prescription medication? Gronky (talk) 17:11, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Direct marketing of prescription drugs to the general public is certainly prohibited in the UK, and doctors are strongly encouraged to prescribe generically even when drugs are still in patent. Recently companies have started to push the barriers by advertising conditions like erectile dysfunction but not mentioning specific drugs. I don't know enough about this subject to modify the article though. --Ef80 (talk) 17:38, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about advertising? 

message: Anyone care about confirming/adding this? would have saved me some time.
"Ethical drug is a synonym for prescription drug that is often favoured by pharmaceutical companies despite being less widely understood."
Source  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.202.108.220 (talk) 12:00, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ethical drugs 

message: I’ve changed the title to “prescription drug” from “prescription medication” per WP:COMMONALITY. Medication as a noun is, in general, largely limited to North America. In the rest of the world, generally, “medicine” is preferred. Nevertheless, the term “prescription drug” is commonly understood throughout the world, and this article even states that it is the “common term” in the USA. It also would bring this article into line with its sister article, pharmaceutical drug. Therefore, I think this move was appropriate, and have also updated some of the language in this article. RGloucester (talk) 06:47, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Revised title 

message: Article states these are set by the manufacturer. However every prescription I have had filled this was one year after the date it was filled. It can't be a coincidence, so it must be more complicated than stated in the article. 173.73.100.150 (talk) 17:37, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expiration Date 

message: To prescription medication. The are  prescription only medications which are clearly not drugs. So title is misleading.--Aspro (talk) 16:01, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename Article 

message: I'm not familiar with Wikipedia, but the FDA (US) maintains a list of prescription drugshttp://www.fda.gov/Drugs/InformationOnDrugs/ucm142438.htm. Would a link to the directory fit under Further Reading?
2601:881:8100:AF00:D9E1:B61E:F4CC:7F94 (talk) 19:52, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  FDA National Drug Code Directory (NDC) 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Based on the section that the pharmacy students edited on “Cost,” the draft reflects a neutral point of view. Everything seems very factual and I did not perceive any bias from any authors. I do think sources can be more clearly cited to ensure that a biased is not presumed. For example, the line “prescription drug prices including generic prices are rising faster than the average rate of inflation” - Yes, I do believe this is true and a fact but the source was a bit difficult to link to which makes me unsure if it actually came from statistical evidence. Overall, this section really helped me understand pricing and allowed me to learn about resources that can be used to cut down cost on prescription medications.  I believe that the goal of the group to explain prescription drug cost were met.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by C.sou (talk • contribs) 01:16, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Feedback: Neutral Point of View  

message: For the most part, there are secondary sources cited for nearly every paragraph of the “Cost” section. However, there are 2 standalone sentences with no citations at all:
“In the United States there are many resources to patients lower costs of medications including generic drug programs, and co-pay assistance programs and patient assistance programs.”
“The out of pocket costs for patients enrolled in co-pay assistance or patient assistance programs are $0. It is a major resource to help lower costs of medications however, many providers and patients are not aware of the resources.” 
In addition, I would change reference 33 to a secondary source that talks about medication assistance programs in general, not just to the RxAssist website. This is because you’re using this citation after sentences that talk about co-pay assistance programs overall, not just RxAssist.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dddttt111 (talk • contribs) 05:04, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer feedback: Cited secondary sources 

message: I ran the sections on “Cost” and “Environment” through several free online plagiarism checkers and did not find any blatant sources of plagiarism.  I also looked at some of the newly added reference sources to compare similarities between the Wikipedia text and the source text and found one sentence in the Wikipedia article that could be potentially problematic.  While it’s clear that the author was trying to avoid plagiarism by writing the inverse of the source sentence, it ends up being really clunky and not factually correct. 
Wikipedia: "Brand name drugs cost more however, because, unlike generic drugs, brand name drugs have to repeat the research trials to show efficacy and safety is fully established"
Source (https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/questionsanswers/ucm100100.htm): "Generic drugs also tend to cost less than their brand-name counterparts because generic drug applicants do not have to repeat animal and clinical (human) studies that were required of the brand-name medicines to demonstrate safety and effectiveness" Lisa nel (talk) 08:34, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It's something close to plagiarism and you're certainly right about the inaccuracy introduced by the inversion. The whole Cost section is a confused hash. It uses the words "price" and "cost" somewhat arbitrarily and makes the common error of thinking that the price of a drug, when the producer has a patent-granted monopoly, is directly related to the costs of research and production for that particular drug. Generic drugs are generally copies of brand-name drugs that no longer have patent protection but often have their own brand names. Once there are multiple producers, competition leads to lower prices. Better sources are needed throughout this section. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 09:07, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Feedback: Plagiarism 

message: I think that the goals to update generic and brand drug prices were met. I think that the discussion of different assistance programs to help patients receive their drugs at a lower cost was a great addition to this article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nlc48070 (talk • contribs) 16:31, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Feedback: Overall goals  

message: Generics undergo scrutinous requirements to meet the equal efficacy, safety, dosage, strength, stability, and quality of brand name drugs. [29]Generics are developed after the brand name has already been established,and so generic drug approval in many aspects has a shortened approval process because it replicates the brand name drug[29].
The formatting is done well however some aspects of the content could be improved. In the cost section they should include information regarding the approval process such as the FDA involvement. In addition, many parts such as Environment portion and cost dont have hyperlink with corresponding keywords (resources to lower costs, co-payments, etc)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tinajeromr (talk • contribs) 18:49, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Feedback: Format  

message: Environment Section
Thank you to our peer reviewers for their feedback! My section received praise by providing a neutral point of view, accurate sources, and no signs of plagiarism. I believe we accomplished our goal of starting the discussion of assistance programs to reduce costs, as well as the effect of pharmaceutical drugs on the environment.
As suggested, I added hyperlinks to the corresponding keywords in the environment section. Since no other edits were suggested, I opted to add more information to my section. Such additions included more detail on FDA guidelines on how to dispose of medications in an Eco-friendly way. I also added more specific information on how these drugs affect the environment. For example, how water soluble compounds can affect fish survival and reproduction.Dimsumdrake (talk) 09:07, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peer Review Response 

message: There needs to be a section on where drugs are manufactured. Why? Because some ignorant people in Congress think 'Canadian' drugs are less safe than 'American' drugs. The reality is that in both cases, they're mostly made offshore. At a minimum, the following needs to be said:
Eighty percent of the active ingredients for drugs consumed in America are made overseas. Do You Know Where Your Medicine Came From?
The world's largest manufacturer of generic drugs is the Israeli company Teva. Their well-known drugs include Acetaminophen, Amlodipine, Aspirin, Atorvastatin, Buprenorphine, Doxycycline, Fentanyl, Fluvastatin, Ibuprofen, Lamotrigine, Losartan, Modafinil, Olanzapine, Progesterone, Quinine, Sildenafil, and Venlafaxine.
New Teva Generics.
Many widely used drugs are made in India including Acetaminophen, Adalimumab, Amlodipine, Amoxicillin, Buprenorphine, Bupropion, Bromocriptine, Codeine, Ciclosporin, Dextromethorphan, Dextroamphetamine, Estradiol, Finasteride, Gabapentin, Gliclazide, Hydrocodone, Ibuprophen, Interferon, Ketamine, Lidocaine, Lisinopril, Losartan, Meclizine, Memantine, Metformin, Modafinil, Naltrexone, Naproxen, Norepinephrine, Olanzapine, Pramipexole, Prednisone, Quetiapine, Quinine, Rosuvastatin, Sertraline, Sildenafil, Simethicone, Tamoxifen, Testesterone, Topiramate, Trazodone, Venlafaxine, Warfarin, and Zolpidem. Medindia – Sitemap on Drug Information
Many popular drugs are made in China, including amlodipine, aspirin, atropine, bupropion, ciprofloxacin, cloxacillin, erythromycin, Gliclazide, ibuprofen, Lamictal, lovastatin, prednisone, Propecia, quinine, streptomycin, and Tamoxifen. Want to Know Which Drugs are Made in China — Check Out This List
Page Notes (talk) 02:31, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Country of manufacture 

message: From the article: "Prescription painkillers have been found to be extremely addictive"
That's way too vague (and a bit of an overstatement)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.11.189.134 (talk) 10:03, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Have Rx analgesics actually "been found to be extremely addictive"? 

message: When medications [do not] include specific disposal instructions, patients should not flush medications in the toilet, but instead use medication take-back programs. 
I am wondering if the writing should be put as:
When medications includes specific disposal instructions, patients should not flush medications in the toilet, but instead use medication take-back programs.
I'm now doing the translation into Traditional Chinese.
ThomasYehYeh (talk) 11:18, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Environment