The Commodification of Life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9198549 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Pierre Berlan (0000-0001-7415-2523, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 24 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-041-07-1989-11_4 |
| OpenAlex | W2117106171 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
1940: The first patented medicine is entered in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia. There is widespread disapproval: for 120 years doctors, drug manufacturers, and the pharmacopoeia convention have considered that to patent an essential medicine is morally indefensible.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Alternative medicine · Commodification · Convention · Economics · Economy · Pathology · Pharmacopoeia · Political science · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation · History · Law · Medicine · Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare · Science, Research, and Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 1992 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |