Ebrahimjee, Mustafa, Dahl, Stephan, and Eagle, Lynne (2015) Lifestyle, health and pharmaceutical marketing. In: Eagle, Lynne, and Dahl, Stephan, (eds.) Marketing Ethics and Society. Sage, London, UK, pp. 189-207.

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Abstract

[Extract] Lifestyle and pharmaceutical products, including both over-the-counter and prescription medication, present further potentially challenging issues to marketeers and consumers. Using marketing of prescription drugs as a starting point, this chapter explores:

•Ethical issues related to and effects of direct-to-consumer advertising

•Drivers and effects of medicalisation of society

•Lifestyle drugs, cosmetic surgery and medical tourism as effects of medicalisation

Item ID:	41314
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-1-4462-9662-2
Related URLs:	http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/41305/
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Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2016 00:50
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