John Abraham, Julie Sheppard

The Therapeutic Nightmare

The battle over the world's most controversial sleeping pill

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Produktbeschreibung

"The Therapeutic Nightmare" tells the story of the sleeping pill, Halcion, a story which is far from over. First marketed in the 1970s, Halcion was taken by millions of patients around the world as a tranquilizer. Soon, however, it began to be associated with serious psychotropic effects: patients experienced amnesia, hallucinations, aggression and, in extreme cases, homicide. Thirteen years after its first release it was banned by the British government. It remains on sale in the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781853836503
• ISBN-10: 1853836508
• Artikelnr.: 20960920

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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