在药物上的药物
Sam Baron1, Sara Linton2, Maureen A O'Malley3
1Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
The Journal of medicine and philosophy
|June 23, 2023
概括
定义医疗药物是一个挑战. 这项研究提出了药物定义的标准,发现没有一个单一的定义完美地适合所有医学背景,突出了药物和其他物质之间的模糊界限.
科学领域:
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 医学伦理 医学伦理
- 医学哲学 医学哲学
背景情况:
- 药物是医学实践的基础,但一个精确的,普遍接受的定义仍然难以捉摸.
- 现有的定义难以涵盖所有用于医疗目的的物质,同时排除非药物.
- "药物"的概念化影响了监管,临床和研究实践.
研究的目的:
- 为医疗药物的基本定义建立基本标准 (desiderata).
- 探索各种定义方法的充分性.
- 解决将毒品与其他物质区分开来的挑战.
主要方法:
- 在医学背景下对"药物"一词的概念分析.
- 针对一系列示例,对拟议的定义标准进行评估.
- 探讨单一的和多元的定义框架.
主要成果:
- 没有一种药物的单一定义可以同时满足包括所有医疗药物的标准,并排除所有非药物的标准.
- 该研究确定了定义医疗药物的两个关键需求.
- 分析显示,药物和其他物质之间的区别并不总是明确的.
结论:
- "毒品"的统一,简单的定义可能无法实现.
- 该研究提出了三种可能的反应:保持单一的概念或采用多元化的方法.
- 药物的定义中固有的模糊性需要仔细考虑其分类和应用.
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