Modification of general practitioner prescribing of antibiotics by use of a therapeutics adviser (academic detailer)

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 168-173

  Ilett, Kenneth F ^a   Johnson, Sarah ^b   Greenhill, Graham ^c   Mullen, Lenette ^d   Brockis, Jennifer ^b   Golledge, Clayton L ^e   Reid, Donald B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Osborne Division of General Practice   (Australia)

^c Medication Management   (Australia)

^d WA Branch   (Australia)

^e W Australian I for P/M Res   (Australia)

Author keywords

Academic detailing; Antibiotics; General practitioners; Prescribing; Therapeutics adviser

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; DOXYCYCLINE; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARMACIST; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0033964834     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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