Medicines counter assistants: Roles and reponsibilities in the sale of deregulated medicines

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 207-215

  Ward, Paul R ^a   Bissell, Paul ^a   Noyce, Peter R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pharmacy Practice ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; BECLOMETASONE; CETIRIZINE; CHOLINE SALICYLATE; CIMETIDINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CUPROFEN; DIOCALM ULTRA; FAMOTIDINE; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; LOPERAMIDE; LORATADINE; MINOXIDIL; PACIFENE; RANITIDINE; TERFENADINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INTERVIEW; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032414683     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1998.tb00939.x     Document Type: Article

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