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Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self Medicate 1st Edition

by Jessica Flanigan (Author)

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If a competent adult refuses medical treatment, physicians and public officials must respect her decision. Coercive medical paternalism is a clear violation of the doctrine of informed consent, which protects patients' rights to make medical decisions even if a patient's choice endangers her health. The same reasons for rejecting medical paternalism in the doctor's office are also reasons to reject medical paternalism at the pharmacy, yet coercive medical paternalism persists in the form of premarket approval policies and prescription requirements for pharmaceuticals.

In Pharmaceutical Freedom Jessica Flanigan defends patients' rights of self-medication. Flanigan argues that public officials should certify drugs instead of enforcing prohibitive pharmaceutical policies that disrespect people's rights to make intimate medical decisions and prevent patients from accessing potentially beneficial new therapies. This argument has revisionary implications for important and timely debates about medical paternalism, recreational drug legalization, human enhancement, prescription drug prices, physician assisted suicide, and pharmaceutical marketing. The need for reform is especially urgent as medical treatment becomes increasingly personalized and patients advocate for the right to try. The doctrine of informed consent revolutionized medicine in the twentieth century by empowering patients to make treatment decisions. Rights of self-medication are the next step.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0190684542
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0190684549
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    August 3, 2017
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.1 x 1.1 x 9.3 inches
  8. Print length
    288 pages
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"This is an engaging book on an important topic. It is a case study in how an informed and clearly articulated skepticism about current conditions can lead us to change our minds about regulations that determine who will live, who will die, and who gets to decide."--Jonathan Anomaly, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

About the Author

Jessica Flanigan is an Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law at the University of Richmond.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 3, 2017
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0190684542
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0190684549
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 1.1 x 9.3 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,388,294 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)