Hay fever symptoms and over-the-counter remedies: A community pharmacy study

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-99

  Grewar, J ^a   Macdonald, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CETIRIZINE; LORATADINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; TERFENADINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE CONGESTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SNEEZING; SYMPTOM; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0031776069     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1998.tb00912.x     Document Type: Article

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