Factors used by pharmacists in the recommendation of the active ingredient(s) and brand of non-prescription analgesics for a simple, tension and migraine headache

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 196-206

  Roins, Sylvia ^a,d   Benrimoj, Shalom I ^a,b   Carroll, Peter R ^a   Johnson, Lester W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Pharmacy Practice ^*

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Parke Davis Warner Lambert   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; IBUPROFEN; MEFENAMIC ACID; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION HEADACHE;

EID: 0032440389     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1998.tb00938.x     Document Type: Article

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