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The Pharmaceutical Studies Reader
Contributor(s): Sismondo, Sergio (Editor), Greene, Jeremy A. (Editor)
ISBN: 1118490150     ISBN-13: 9781118490150
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $92.39  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
- Business & Economics | Industries - General
Dewey: 338.476
LCCN: 2014048334
Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.00 lbs) 296 pages
 
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The Pharmaceutical Studies Reader is an engaging survey of the field that brings together provocative, multi-disciplinary scholarship examining the interplay of medical science, clinical practice, consumerism, and the healthcare marketplace.

  • Draws on anthropological, historical, and sociological approaches to explore the social life of pharmaceuticals with special emphasis on their production, circulation, and consumption
  • Covers topics such as the role of drugs in shaping taxonomies of disease, the evolution of prescribing habits, ethical dimensions of pharmaceuticals, clinical trials, and drug research and marketing in the age of globalization
  • Offers a compelling, contextually-rich treatment of the topic that exposes readers to a variety of approaches, ideas, and frameworks
  • Provides an accessible introduction for readers with no previous background in this area