Pharmacogenetics, the use of genetic testing to prescribe and
develop drugs, has been hailed as a revolutionary development for
the pharmaceutical industry and modern medicine. Supporters of
'personalised medicine' claim the result will be safer, cheaper,
more effective drugs, and their arguments are beginning to
influence policy debates. Based on interviews with clinicians,
researchers, regulators and company representatives, this book
explores the impact of pharmacogenetics on clinical practice,
following two cases of personalised medicine as they make their way
from the laboratory to the clinic. It highlights the significant
differences between the views of supporters of pharmacogenetics in
industry and those who use the technology at the clinical 'coal
face'. Theoretically, this work builds on the developing area of
the sociology of socio-technical expectations, highlighting the way
in which promoters of new technologies build expectations around
it, through citation and the creation of technological visions.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Society and the Life Sciences |
| Release date: |
December 2004 |
| First published: |
2004 |
| Authors: |
Adam Hedgecoe
|
| Dimensions: |
228 x 153 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
216 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-60265-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
Health systems & services >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-521-60265-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780521602655 |
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