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In some parts of the world spending on pharmaceuticals is astronomical. In others people do not have access to basic or life-saving drugs. Individuals struggle to afford medications; whole populations are neglected, considered too poor to constitute profitable markets for the development and distrib...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kleinman, Arthur (Editor ), Lakoff, Andrew, 1970- (Editor ), Petryna, Adriana, 1966- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Internationalisatie.
Medische ethiek.
Marketing.
Farmaceutische industrie.
Sozialethik
Arzneimittelmarkt
Wirtschaftsethik
Pharmazeutische Industrie
Pharmaceutical industry > Marketing.
Pharmaceutical industry.
Pharmaceutical ethics.
Drugs > Marketing > Moral and ethical aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology.
44.02 philosophy and ethics of medicine.
Services de sante > Accessibilite.
Commerce.
Pharmaciens > Deontologie.
Medicaments > Commercialisation > Aspect moral.
Industrie pharmaceutique > Marketing.
Industrie pharmaceutique.
Ethics, Pharmacy
Drug Industry
Socioeconomic Factors
Marketing > ethics
Internationality
Health Services Accessibility
Commerce
Drug Industry > ethics
Drug Industry > economics
Health services accessibility.
Electronic books.
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Sumario:In some parts of the world spending on pharmaceuticals is astronomical. In others people do not have access to basic or life-saving drugs. Individuals struggle to afford medications; whole populations are neglected, considered too poor to constitute profitable markets for the development and distribution of necessary drugs. The ethnographies brought together in this timely collection analyze both the dynamics of the burgeoning international pharmaceutical trade and the global inequalities that emerge from and are reinforced by market-driven medicine. They demonstrate that questions about who will be treated and who will not filter through every phase of pharmaceutical production, from preclinical research to human testing, marketing, distribution, prescription, and consumption. Whether considering how American drug companies seek to create a market for antidepressants in Japan, how Brazil has created a model HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment program, or how the urban poor in Delhi understand and access healthcare, these essays illuminate the roles of corporations, governments, NGOs, and individuals in relation to global pharmaceuticals.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780822387916

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