Prescribed

“Both the health care professional and the consumer will benefit greatly from this topical book . . . Highly recommended.” — Choice The prescription is more than a piece of paper—or just as likely these days, a piece of digital data. It is uniquely illustrative of the complex relations among the producers, providers, and consumers of medicine in modern America. The tale of the prescription is one of constant struggles over—and changes in—medical and therapeutic authority. Stakeholders