{"product_id":"the-future-of-medicines-in-health-care-scenario-report-commissioned-by-the-steering-committee-on-future-health-scenarios-9780792336242","title":"The Future of Medicines in Health Care: Scenario Report Commissioned by the Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steering Committee on Future Health Scen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Health Care Delivery\u003c\/p\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","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45282623193239,"sku":"9780792336242","price":14056.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780792336242.webp?v=1769302690","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-future-of-medicines-in-health-care-scenario-report-commissioned-by-the-steering-committee-on-future-health-scenarios-9780792336242","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}