Use of routine healthcare data in safe and cost-effective drug use

Drug Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-102

  Currie, Craig J ^a   MacDonald, Tom M ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROGLITAZONE;

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVER TOXICITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0033979492     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200022020-00002     Document Type: Review

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