{"product_id":"medicating-modern-america-prescription-drugs-in-history-paperback","title":"Medicating Modern America: Prescription Drugs in History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Tone\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Siegel Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Americans paying more than $200 billion each year for prescription pills, the pharmaceutical business is the most profitable in the nation. The popularity of prescription drugs in recent decades has remade the doctor\/patient relationship, instituting prescription-writing and pill-taking as an integral part of medical practice and everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedicating Modern America\u003c\/b\u003e examines the meanings behind this pharmaceutical revolution through the interconnected histories of eight of the most influential and important drugs: antibiotics, mood stabilizers, hormone replacement therapy, oral contraceptives, tranquilizers, stimulants, statins, and Viagra. All of these drugs have been popular, profitable, influential, and controversial, and the authors take a historical approach to studying their development, prescription, and consumption. This perspective locates the histories of prescription medicines in specific cultural contexts while revealing the extent to which contemporary debates about pharmaceutical drugs echo concerns voiced by Americans in the past.\u003cbr\u003eExploring the rich and multi-faceted history of pharmaceutical drugs in the United States, \u003cb\u003eMedicating Modern America\u003c\/b\u003e unveils the untold stories behind America's pharmaceutical obsession.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e include: Robert Bud, Jennifer R. Fishman, Jeremy A. Greene, David Healy, Suzanne White Junod, Ilina Singh, Andrea Tone, and Elizabeth Siegel Watkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.21 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643197047043,"sku":"9780814783016","price":2512.8,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/RjJZT0FJT3htbkJYZDhCd1RRUVBEZz09.webp?v=1768690378","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-tw\/products\/medicating-modern-america-prescription-drugs-in-history-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}