Why do we need a prescription from physicians?

April 11 2018 , Written by HarNeedi Published on #Drug research and development, #Healthcare in India, #Hospitals success, #Doctors job portal, #Physicians, #Medical help, #Health problems, #medical practitioners, #drug prices, #doctors consultation, #system of drug regulation, #Food and Drug Administration, #pharmacists, #Healthcare professionals, #Doctors

Why do we need a prescription...?

Why do we need a prescription from a physician for some medicament and not for others? It is a fact that comes a point in everybody's life when who needs a medical help. At that situations it turns vital to take prescription medicines in order to recover from the health problems. Often while buying drugs, a thought comes up that, why we should prefer medications that are prescribed by the medical practitioners.

The answer here for this question (?) is that, certain drugs that are listed under schedules, can be consumed only when you have a doctors consultation and their prescription.

The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (abbreviated as FFDCA, FDCA, or FD&C) is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs and cosmetics. The FD&C Act and later amendments, established the current system of drug regulation. It set up classes of drugs and the requirements for approval of these drugs.

The two main classes of drugs are: (1) Non-prescription drugs and (2) Prescription Medicines.

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