Research Paper Topic

1.       My topic is on the involvement of the FDA in regulating the development of pharmaceutical drugs, in particular compounding pharmacies.  

2.       There is always a debate about how much the federal government should regulate businesses. The manufacturing and production of drugs is no different. Should the FDA regulate compounding pharmacies’ and pharmaceutical companies more or less? Especially with the recent outbreak of meningitis derived from a contaminated product produced at New England compounding pharmacy, there are concerns about the lack of FDA regulation.

3.       I can find references in the Napa City County Library and find numerous apt articles on the internet involving the recent meningitis outbreak and the role of the FDA in the approval a drugs.

4.       Everyone is concerned about their health and it is particularly disturbing when doctors and known medicines, which are entrusted to help individuals, are the cause of illnesses. People are continually trying to improve their health and minimize risks associated with ingesting unknown compounds.  

5.       The role of the FDA involvement in business is always questioned. It is an ongoing debate that was catalyzed by Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. The meningitis outbreak is relatively new so I doubt that many AP students have already written papers involving that particular event.

6.       Should I narrow my topic and just talk about compounding pharmacies’ regulations or expand my subject area so that my paper discusses pharmaceutical companies’ regulations?