The Therapeutic Nightmare: The Battle Over the World's Most Controversial Sleeping Pill

ISBN-13: 9781849710367 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 196 str.

John Abraham; Julie Shepherd

Opis

First marketed in the 1970s, Halcion has been taken by millions of patients around the world. For many years it has been associated with serious adverse effects such as amnesia, hallucinations, aggression and, in extreme cases, homicide. This book tells the story of the sleeping pill Halcion - a story which is far from over.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Nature of Tranquillizing Drugs  2. The Political Control of Medicines  3. The Rise of Halcion: Getting Approval  4. Sounding the Retreat: The Accumulation of Post-Marketing Problems  5. Legal Challenge and Loss of Faith: British Medicines  6. How the West was Won: Keep Taking the Tablets in the United States  7. Prescription for Change: The Science and Politics of Medicines

O autorze

John Abraham is Professor of Sociology and Co-director of the Centre for Research in Health and Medicine at the University of Sussex. He is author of Science, Politics and the Pharmaceutical Industry. Julie Sheppard is Head of Communications at University College London Hospitals. Originally published in 1999