{"product_id":"9780792336242","title":"The Future of Medicines in Health Care: Scenario Report Commissioned by the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Future of Medicines in Health Care: Scenario Report Commissioned by the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSteering Committee on Future Health Scenarios; Dukes, M.N.G.; Leufkens, H.G.M.; Haaijer-Ruskamp, F.M.; Bakker, A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe future place of medicines in health care is both exciting  and uncertain. With an aging population, an increasing number of  chronic sick, a growing range of treatment options and a developing  European market, the one certainty is that medication patterns will  change radically over the next 15 years or so. How the future might  look, in terms of quality, volume and cost of pharmacotherapy, is the  subject of this report. \u003cbr\u003e  Four scenarios for the future are set out, all of which take account  of already visible trends. \u003cem\u003eSobriety in sufficiency\u003c\/em\u003e envisages  rational and restrained consumption patterns. \u003cem\u003eRisk of avoidance\u003c\/em\u003e  is dominated by fears of iatrogenic harm and hence minimal drug use.  The central feature of \u003cem\u003eTechnology on demand\u003c\/em\u003e, in contrast, is  confidence in technological progress. \u003cem\u003eFree market unfettered\u003c\/em\u003e,  finally, is marked by a Europe without frontiers and minimal state  intervention. \u003cbr\u003e  The reader is encouraged to reflect without preconceptions on the  future of medicines in health care. No ready-made answers are offered;  rather, a wealth of information and analysis is provided which serves  to underpin decision making and policy development, not just by  central government but also by every institution concerned with the  role of medicines in health care. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1995-07-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792336242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240.0cm x170.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 300.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44541685694604,"sku":"9780792336242","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792336242","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}