Effect of pharmacist interventions on medication use and cost in hospitalized patients with or without HIV infection

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1151-1155

  Bozek, Pamela S ^a,b   Perdue, Beulah E ^c,d   Bar Din, Miriam ^d,e   Weidle, Paul J ^d,f  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UMMS ^*

^e UK   (United States)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Costs; Drug use; Economics; HIV infections; Hospitals; Interventions; Medication orders; Patients; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, hospital; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032103071     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/55.11.1151     Document Type: Article

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