Medicalization

Researchers from several fields of knowledge have dedicated themselves to the investigation origins, materializations, and outcomes "medicalization" phenomenon. Aiming help this debate, it was conducted a broad survey analysis numbers that surround theme, especially regarding growth production, marketing, consumption medicines on global national scale (Brazil). The results point out pharmaceutical market had revenues $1.25 trillion. twenty largest companies in sector an aggregate value US$ 2.87 In Brazil, there are 454 industries 116,100 pharmacies. production medications reaches 162 billion doses country twenty-six combined R$ 38.7 billion. There is also increase marketing investment sector, which has reached 10.8 Two lead ranking advertising investors Brazil.