Drug Influence Research January 24, 2016
Thomas Alexander, PhD

The first step in the student’s guide to research is knowing how and where to search efficiently and effectively in order to find the best information for the research process. This involves determining the sources for finding information that would be useful in the research process. A research that has no valid sources is not likely to yield the desired results.

One of the major assumptions and bias that underlie drug research in the drug industry is that the studies often apply generalizations, which may not be valid on the evaluation of people. Generalizations are likely to make the researcher to inaccurately evaluate characteristics. Such generalizations may include the assumption that the side effects of a drug are common to everyone. The other bias that may affect the drug research process is based on gender; stating that males have a stronger body system and therefore require more effective drugs than females.

Arguably the most prestigious medical journal in the world, the New England Journal of Medicine regularly features articles over which pharmaceutical companies and their employees can exert significant influence.

“The billions that the drug companies invest in such experiments help fund the world’s quest for cures. But their aim is not just public health. That money is also part of a high-risk quest for profits, and over the past decade corporate interference has repeatedly muddled the nation’s drug science, sometimes with potentially lethal consequences.” I feel that the drug world is a world of its own. There’s plenty of drugs out there to harm our bodies and ones that heal us. We are prescribed medication for our illness and yet a few years later there’s a recall on the drugs. Now we have to take other medication to prevent any more illness or complication. This is