Understanding the 'pharmaceuticalisation' of society
Posted on 18 May 2010
Professor John Abraham will look at the 'pharmaceuticalisation' of society, the apparent increase in everyday conditions given medical explanations and treated with drugs.
He will suggest that scientific advances do not explain the growth in the everyday use of medicines as in many cases this usage is not supported by evidence and progress in finding new treatments tends to be made incrementally.
In his lecture, Professor Abraham will argue that deregulation, consumerism and promotion by the pharmaceutical industry are significant drivers of this trend in a way that may be damaging to public health.
Professor Abraham is Professor of Sociology and Co-director of the Centre for Research in Health and Medicine at the University of Sussex.
The lecture, on 19 May, 'Regulation of the pharmaceutical industry' is one of a series to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Science and Technology Studies Unit in the Department of Sociology.
It starts at 6.15pm in room P/L001 in the Department of Physics. Admission is free and open to all.
Notes to editors:
- SATSU is an internationally recognised social science research centre exploring the dynamics, practices, and possibilities of contemporary science and technology. It is part of the Department of Sociology, ranked joint first in the country for its research in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.
- The University hosts a wide range of events that are open to the public. Find out more at www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/.
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