Baxerres Carine (ed.), Cassier M. (ed.). (2021). Understanding drugs markets : an analysis of medicines, regulations and pharmaceutical systems in the Global South.
Oxon (GBR) ; New-York : Routledge, 291 p. (Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness). ISBN 978-1-03-204313-5.
Titre du document
Understanding drugs markets : an analysis of medicines, regulations and pharmaceutical systems in the Global South
Oxon (GBR) ; New-York : Routledge, 2021,
291 p. (Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness). ISBN 978-1-03-204313-5
Drawing on anthropology, historical sociology and social-epidemiology, this multidisciplinary book investigates how pharmaceuticals are produced, distributed, prescribed, consumed and regulated in order to construct a comprehensive understanding of the issues that drive pharmaceutical markets in the Global South today. Based on primary research conducted in Benin and Ghana, and additional data collected in Cambodia and the Ivory Coast, this volume uses artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) against malaria as a central case study. It highlights the influence of the countries' colonial and postcolonial history on their models for state regulation, production and distribution, explores the determining role transnational actors as well as industries from the North but also and increas ingly from the South play in influencing local pharmaceutical markets and looks at the behaviour of healthcare professionals and individuals. Stepping back, the authors then unpick the pharmaceuticalization process and the multiple regulations at stake by looking at the workings of, and linkages between, (biomedical health) pharmaceutical systems, (representatives of companies) industries, actors in private and public distribution and consumer practices. Providing a thorough comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different pharmaceutical systems, it is an important contribution to the literature on pharmaceuticalization and the governance of medication. It is of interest to students, researchers and policymakers interested in medical anthropology, the sociology of health and illness, global health, healthcare management and pharmacy.
Plan de classement
Médecine [050MEDECI]
;
Lutte [052ANOPAL04]
;
Politiques de la santé [056POLSAN]
;
Sociologie et anthropologie de la santé [056SOCSAN]
;
Relations économiques internationales [094COMIN]
