| 'A pill for every ill': explaining the expansion in medicine use. | |
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PMID: 20096496 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper explores the major factors underpinning the expansion in medicine use over recent decades, using England as an example. It begins by constructing a 'progressive' model of the expansion and considers its limitations; it then uses a framework of countervailing powers to examine the contribution of key actors in the field. It examines the commercial orientation of the pharmaceutical industry and the strategies companies deploy to generate demand for their products. It explores the part played by doctors as researchers and gatekeepers to medicines, considering how features of medical knowledge and practice contribute to, rather than curtail, the expansion. It considers the role of the public as consumers of medicines, and the role of governments and insurance companies in both facilitating and controlling medicine use. |
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Authors:
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Joan Busfield |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-01-22 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Social science & medicine (1982) Volume: 70 ISSN: 1873-5347 ISO Abbreviation: Soc Sci Med Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-22 Completed Date: 2010-03-29 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303205 Medline TA: Soc Sci Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 934-41 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2009. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
Affiliation:
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University of Essex, Department of Sociology, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom. busfj@essex.ac.uk |
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Attitude of Health Personnel Drug Industry / economics* Drug Prescriptions / statistics & numerical data Drug Utilization / trends* England Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Policy Humans Insurance, Health / organization & administration Marketing of Health Services / methods* Physician's Practice Patterns / trends* State Medicine |
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