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STADA Offices – Ho Chi Minh City

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Founded in Germany in 1895, STADA has been a prominent figure in the pharmaceutical industry for well over a century. With an unwavering commitment to quality and a penchant for innovation, STADA has solidified its position as a global healthcare leader.

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Decolonizing Psychiatry in Pakistan: A Reckoning with our Colonial Past and a Call for Reconstruction

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Yousaf Raza Illicit Ties with the Pharmaceutical Industry Prescribing more medications than are justified is the number-one crime of which a shamefully large number of psychiatrists are guilty. The answer is simple: it is also the standard that pharmaceutical companies hold us to. This is where the kickbacks come from.

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The Dangers of Precision Medicine: Mental Health Is Not a Battlefield

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What’s more, the notion of fighting a health condition implies that success depends on individual effort and resources, which can marginalise those with limited access to healthcare resources, including the uninsured or underinsured. Describing drugs as a ‘weapons’ or ‘magic bullets’ encourages more aggressive treatment strategies.

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Unveiling the Latest Employee Benefits Trends of Statistics You Need to Know

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These initiatives prioritize financial wellness programs, which is encouraging considering the negative effects of Economic anxiety on the employees. Growth of Employee Health and Well-being Expenditure in the US: In the United States alone, healthcare expenditures will increase at a 5.5% yearly rate.

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Deadly Prescriptions: New Study Links Antipsychotics to Life-Threatening Risks in Dementia Patients

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This database includes information on diagnoses, prescriptions, lab results, healthcare contacts, and referrals. A Huffington Post expos revealed that pharmaceutical companies have aggressively marketed antipsychotics to vulnerable populations, including the elderly, for off-label usesdespite evidence of serious harm. Guthrie, B.,

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Psychiatry, Capitalism, and the Industrial Machine

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Education systems prioritize conformity over creativity, training individuals to fit into predetermined roles rather than question the status quo. Healthcare becomes a commodity, as do the patients themselves. Modern psychiatry, heavily influenced by pharmaceutical companies, often prioritizes medication over addressing root causes.

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“There’s No Word for Depression in Zulu”: Inside South Africa’s Mental Health Crisis

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As a result there are few services available at the primary healthcare facilities the majority of South Africans rely on when theyre unwell, and government isnt in the position to prioritize the training of black psychologists who, speaking indigenous languages, would be able to reach the rural poor most neglected by the system.