Pharmaceuticals and Society Critical

Drawing on the latest international sociological research, this monograph takes a critical look at contemporary developments, discourses, and debate on pharmaceuticals and society. Key issues covered include pharmaceuticals and medicalization and the science and politics of drug development, testing, and regulation Investigates the constructions of pharmaceuticals in professional and popular culture and the meaning and use of medications in everyday life Investigates pharmaceuticals, consumerism, and citizenship and the impact of innovation and expectations regarding pharmaceutical futures Written in a lively, accessible style, with many engaging and important insights from key international figures in the field

Simon J. Williams teaches the Sociology of Health and Illness with particular reference to the body, health and social research methods at Warwick University.

Jonathan Gabe is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Health and Social Care at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Peter Davis is Professor, Sociology of Health and Well-Being, at the University of Auckland.

List of Contributors	p. vii
The sociology of pharmaceuticals: progress and prospects	p. 1
From Lydia Pinkham to.Queen Levitra: direct-to-consumer advertising and medicalisation	p. 12
Waking up to sleepiness: Modafinil, the media and the pharmaceuticalisation of everyday/night life	p. 25
Pharma in the bedroom ... and the kitchen. ... The pharmaceuticalisation of daily life	p. 41
Sociology of pharmaceuticals development and regulation: a realist empirical research programme	p. 54
Sex, drugs, and politics: the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer	p. 71
New forms of citizenship and socio-political inclusion: accessing antiretroviral therapy in a Rio de Janeiro favela	p. 85
Over-the-counter medicines: professional expertise and consumer discourses	p. 97
In whose interest? Relationships between health consumer groups and the pharmaceutical industry in the UK	p. 112
The great ambivalence: factors likely to affect service user and public acceptability of the pharmacogenomics of antidepressant medication	p. 126
Shifting paradigms? Reflections on regenerative medicine, embryonic stem cells and pharmaceuticals	p. 140
Index	p. 155
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