Medicines and Society: Patients, Professionals and the Dominance of Pharmaceuticals

ISBN-13: 9781403935410 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 256 str.

Nicky Britten

Opis

Britten places medicines in their social context, and considers the range of influences on prescribing and the sociology of health and illness. Exploring issues such as 'the meaning of medicines' and 'alternative treatments', the book provides important reading for students across a range of disciplines interested in medicines and society.

Spis treści

Introduction: Medicines in Time and Space.- Self-care and Complementary Therapies.- Medicines in the Lifeworld.- The Development and Licensing of Medicines.- Information about Medicines.- Prescribing
Patient-Professional Communication.- Collective Action.- Balance between System and Lifeworld.

O autorze

NICKY BRITTEN is Professor in Applied Healthcare Research at the Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK.