Medicine Takers, Prescribers and Hoarders

List of contents

Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction 2. Ill Health and Medication 3. The Nature of Medication 4. Frequency and Length of Medication 5. Who Takes the Medicines? 6. General Practitioners’ Views and Practices 7. Medicines in the Home 8. Patterns in the Use of Commonly Taken Medicines 9. Discussion. Appendices. References. Index

About the author

Karen Dunnell and Ann Cartwright.

Summary

In the 1970s, consumption of prescribed and non-prescribed medicines in Britain was increasing. First published in 1972, this book looks at the medicine takers and types of medicine they take. It examines the relationship between self-medication and prescription, and describes the frequency and nature of repeat prescribing

Product details

• Authors: Ann Cartwright, Karen Dunnell, Karen Cartwright Dunnell, Dunnell Karen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032718446
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271844-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Personal & public health, Illness & addiction: social aspects, c 1970 to c 1979, Medical Sociology, c 1970 to c 1980, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Personal and public health / health education