Cornford, T and Lichtner, V (2014) Digital drugs: An anatomy of new medicines. In: Doolin, B, Lamprou, E, Mitev, N and McLeod, L, (eds.) Information Systems and Global Assemblages. (Re)Configuring Actors, Artefacts, Organizations. IFIP WG 8.2 Working Conference on Information Systems and Organizations 2014, 11-12 Dec 2014, Auckland, New Zealand. Springer Verlag , pp. 146-162. ISBN 9783662457078
Abstract
Medicines are digitalized as aspects of their regulation and use are embodied in or draw from interlinked computerized systems and databases. This paper considers how this development changes the delivery of health care, the pharma industry, and regulatory and professional structures, as it reconfigures the material character of drugs themselves. It draws on the concept of assemblage in presenting a theory-based analysis that explores digital drugs— ontological status including how they embody benefit and value. The paper addresses three interconnected domains – that of use of drugs (practice), of research (epistemology) and of regulation (structures).
Metadata
Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
---|---|
Authors/Creators: |
|
Editors: |
|
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing. This is an author produced version of a proceedings paper published in IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45708-5_10 |
Keywords: | pharmaceutical preparations; individualized medicine; digital drugs; healthcare; assemblage |
Dates: |
|
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Healthcare (Leeds) > Nursing Adult (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/L021188/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2016 15:31 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2018 15:36 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45708-5_10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-662-45708-5_10 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85571 |