posted on 2009-07-01, 00:00authored byE Racine, Cynthia Forlini
A recent discussion on cognitive enhancers has caused some controversy in the ethics and neuroscience fields by coming out in favour of making neuropharmaceuticals with enhancing properties available for general consumption. We highlight in this brief commentary why concerns regarding efficacy and safety, demands on resources, and public health are substantive enough to warrant serious reconsideration before pharmaceutical performance enhancement can be widely supported.
History
Journal
Journal of Medical Ethics
Volume
35
Pagination
469-470
Location
London, Eng.
ISSN
0306-6800
eISSN
1473-4257
Language
eng
Publication classification
CN.1 Other journal article
Copyright notice
2009, BMJ Publishing Group and the Institute of Medical Ethics