Pharmaceuticals and Health Policy - International Perspectives on Provision and Control of Medicines

Originally published in 1981, this comprehensive volume is intended for medical economists, clinical pharmacologists, physicians, pharmacists and consumers, as well as planner and administrators who must determine relevant policy and legislation in the area of the provision of medicines.

List of contents

1. Medicines – The Interested Parties 2. The Use of Medicines for Illness 3. The Introduction of New Drugs 4. The Promotion of Prescription Drugs and Other Puzzles 5. Information and Education About Drugs 6. Factors Affecting Individual Use of Medicines 7. Economic Considerations in the Provision and Use of Medicines8. The Role of International Organisations in Medicines Policy 9. Coherent Policies on Drugs: Formulation and Implementation

About the author

Richard Blum was Chairman of the International Research Group for Drug Legislation and Programs. Andrew Herxheimer was a consultant at the Charing Cross Hospital in London and Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Catherine Stenzl was Coordinator of the International Research Group for Drug Legislation and Programs. Jasper Woodcock was Director of the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence London.

Summary

Originally published in 1981, this comprehensive volume is intended for medical economists, clinical pharmacologists, physicians, pharmacists and consumers, as well as planner and administrators who must determine relevant policy and legislation in the area of the provision of medicines. The contributors believe that the system of drugs provision can benefit from being studied, by policy revisions and evaluation of the outcomes of policy operations.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Herxheimer Blum
• Assisted by: Richard Blum (Editor), Blum Richard (Editor), Andrew Herxheimer (Editor), Herxheimer Andrew (Editor), Catherine Stenzl (Editor), Jasper Woodcock (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781032252124
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3225212-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Health, Disease and Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy; Sociology, HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Pharmacology, Illness & addiction: social aspects, History of Medicine, Pharmacology, Pharmacy / dispensing, Medical Sociology, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects