Pharmacovigilance of over-the-counter products based in community pharmacy: A feasible option?

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 479-491

  Sinclair, H K ^a   Bond, C M ^b   Hannaford, P C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Ibuprofen; Non prescribed medicines; Pharmacovigilance study; Research network

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TOOTH PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033376014     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199912)8:7<479::AID-PDS462>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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