Healthy Skepticism Library item: 6092
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Publication type: Journal Article
Mbongue TB, Sommet A, Pathak A, Montastruc JL.
'Medicamentation' of society, non-diseases and non-medications: a point of view from social pharmacology.
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2005 Jun 01; 61:(4):309-13
http://www.springerlink.com/content/t212237555u30773/
Abstract:
This review presents the definition and goals of “social pharmacology”, a new branch of clinical pharmacology, investigating relationships between drugs and society through the example of “medicamentation”, defined as the use of drugs for social problems previously not requiring drug utilisation (ageing, smoking cessation, vigilance troubles, sleep synchronisation, loss of libido, etc.). The involvement of the different “actors” from our society (patients, physicians, pharmaceutical industries, clinical pharmacologists, regulatory agencies, etc.) in this phenomenon is also discussed.
Keywords:
Aging/drug effects
Consumer Participation
Drug Industry/trends*
Drug Therapy*
Forecasting
Government Agencies
Humans
Internet
Life Style*
Patient Education
Pharmacology, Clinical/education
Pharmacology, Clinical/trends*
Physician's Role*
Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/drug therapy
Smoking Cessation/methods
