title: Pharmaceuticals in the Third World: the local perspective.
abstract: This introduction is a plea in favour of social field research into the local context of the distribution and use of pharmaceuticals in developing countries. This local perspective is conspicuously absent in studies and policy recommendations concerning drug use in the Third World.
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D004346:Drug Information Services / Q000639:trends; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012651:Self Medication