John Abraham, Julie Sheppard

The Therapeutic Nightmare (eBook, PDF)

The battle over the world's most controversial sleeping pill

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Therapeutic Nightmare tells the story of the sleeping pill Halcion - a story which is far from over.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134195749
• Artikelnr.: 40823500

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