Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7332865 | Social Science & Medicine | 2015 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
In comparison to previous studies, our analysis builds understanding of individual consumers in a market, rather than collective action for access to drugs (or, less commonly, compensation for adverse effects). Where some theories of pharmaceuticalisation have presented consumers as creating pressure for expanding markets, our data suggests that sociologists should be cautious about assuming there will be demand for new pharmaceutical products, especially those aimed at prevention or asymptomatic conditions, even in burgeoning health markets.
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Authors
Catherine M. Will, Kate Weiner,