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Social Science Medicine 131 (2015) 263e271 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Social Science Medicine journal homepage: www.elsevi /locat e/socscimed Medical countermeasures for national security: A new government role in the pharmaceuticalization of society * Stefan Elbe , Anne Roemer-Mahler, Christopher Long Centre for Global Health Policy, Department of International Relations, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SN, United Kingdom a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: How do governments contribute to the pharmaceuticalization of society? Whilst the pivotal role of in- Available online 25 April 2014 dustry is extensively documented, this article shows that governments too are accelerating, intensifying and opening up new trajectories of pharmaceuticalization in society. Governments are becoming more Keywords: deeply invested in pharmaceuticals because their national security strategies now aspire to defend Bioterrorism populations against health-based threats like bioterrorism and pandemics. To counter those threats, Health security governments are acquiring and stockpiling a panoply of ‘medical countermeasures’ such as antivirals, Medical countermeasures next-generation vaccines, antibiotics and anti-toxins. More than that, governments are actively incen- National security Pandem