Socjologia farmaceutyków jako „subpole” socjologii medycyny
The sociology of pharmaceuticals as a “subfield” within the sociology of medicine

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to outline the subfield within the sociology of medicine which Britishsociologists called the sociology of pharmaceuticals. It contains: 1) the processes of medicationand pharmaceuticalisation, 2) the social context of drug regulation, 3) marketing practices ofthe pharmaceutical industry, 4) social expectations regarding pharmaceutical innovations, and5) drug consumption. The article will discuss the emergence and development of the sociologyof pharmaceuticals, and a review of research in this area will be made. Finally, arguments willbe presented showing the usefulness of the term sociology of pharmaceuticals in research on thesocial consequences of drug use and the process of pharmaceuticalisation

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