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4. Pharmaceuticals and the Medicalization of Social Life
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Allan V. Horwitz
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- 1. Bearing the Risks of Prescription Drugs 1
- 2. The Food and Drug Administration: Inadequate Protection from Serious Risks 40
- 3. The Commercialization of Medical Decisions: Physicians and Patients at Risk 70
- 4. Pharmaceuticals and the Medicalization of Social Life 92
- 5. Medicalization and Risk Scares: The Case of Menopause and HRT 116
- Epilogue: Toward Safer Prescribing and Better Drugs 140
- Contributors 166
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- 1. Bearing the Risks of Prescription Drugs 1
- 2. The Food and Drug Administration: Inadequate Protection from Serious Risks 40
- 3. The Commercialization of Medical Decisions: Physicians and Patients at Risk 70
- 4. Pharmaceuticals and the Medicalization of Social Life 92
- 5. Medicalization and Risk Scares: The Case of Menopause and HRT 116
- Epilogue: Toward Safer Prescribing and Better Drugs 140
- Contributors 166
