Effective Treatment Of Hepatitis C - 1809 Words

Introduction Hepatitis C is an inflammatory condition of the liver that ultimately results in cirrhosis consequently leading up to liver cell cancer due to a blood-borne virus. The infection is usually asymptomatic showing how those who are infected with Hepatitis C are unaware of its presence until the condition has become potentially life-threatening. The main ways in which the virus is transmitted is from the transfusion of unscreened blood, improper sterilization of invasive medical devices used in surgery and other internal examinations of the patient and the reuse of syringes by health care providers for common ailments or by narcotic users. Evidently, Pakistan as the second highest prevalence rate of hepatitis C ranging from†¦show more content†¦Approach I will be analysing these ethical issues with the use of my chemistry and economical knowledge. The research question ‘An investigation into the mortality and morbidity of drug pricing from Hepatitis C in Pakistan’ mainly uses pharmaceutical sciences to underline and justify the main objectives of drug pricing whilst identifying the human implications from both perspectives of economics and chemistry. Economical Justification 66% of Pakistan s population live in rural areas underlying the geographical issues with suffering from Hepatitis C. The geographical consequences mainly ly with the isolation the rural population have from the productive and thriving urban cities of the country. Individuals are unable to be a part of an exponentially growing economy as they are unfortunately marked as the less prosperous part of the country. This evidently leads to unemployment. Unemployment is defined as the people of working age who are without work, available for work and actively seeking employment. This effectively contributes to the prevalence rate as due to being unemployed people are unable to afford necessities, such as Hepatitis C treatment, since there is no government system in place in aid of the unemployed. However, if an individual is employed and earning an income, the income may not be sufficient enough to accommodation an appropriate and successful course of treatment. In order to access treatment, the amount of