{"product_id":"the-politics-of-personalised-medicine-pharmacogenetics-in-the-clinic-hardback-9780521841771","title":"The Politics of Personalised Medicine; Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic (Hardback) 9780521841771","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Personalised Medicine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePharmacogenetics in the Clinic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the impact of pharmacogenetics, the use of genetic testing to prescribe and develop drugs, on clinical practice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Hedgecoe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521841771, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 December 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.465 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...this work is an extremely useful addition to STS and to anyone interested in a long-term perspective on drug development.\" -Emily Marden, Science, Technology \u0026amp; Human Values\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePharmacogenetics, 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Personalised medicine - a revolution in health care\u003cbr\u003e 2. Pharmacogenetics, expectation and promissory science\u003cbr\u003e 3. Genetics, moral risk and professional resistance\u003cbr\u003e 4. Clinical resistance to Alzheimer's pharmacogenetics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Research, industry and pharmacogenetic literacy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Engineering the clinic - getting personalised medicine into practice\u003cbr\u003e 7. The fourth hurdle - cost effectiveness and the funding of pharmacogenetics\u003cbr\u003e 8. Disappointment and disclosure in the pharmacogenetic clinic\u003cbr\u003e 9. The personalised is political.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265222365464,"sku":"9780521841771","price":85.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521602655.jpg?v=1692020744","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-personalised-medicine-pharmacogenetics-in-the-clinic-hardback-9780521841771","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}