Drugs up in smoke: A study of caseated drugs in Sweden

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 96-99

  Isacson, Dag ^a   Olofsson, Christin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caseated drugs; Economic value; Pharmaceutical pattern; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STORAGE; EXPIRATION DATE; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG STABILITY; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033013598     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008626306770     Document Type: Article

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