An investigation of the factors affecting community pharmacists' selection of over the counter preparations

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 47-52

  Kennedy, Emily ^a   Moody, Marta ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacist; Decision making; Influences; OTC drug therapy; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANODESYN; ANTACID AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ANUSOL; BACTERICIDE; BENZOCAINE; CINNARIZINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MELTUS; MEROCAINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PHOLCODINE; RESOLVE; SCOPOLAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COUGHING; DECISION MAKING; DRUG PREFERENCE; HANGOVER; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTION SICKNESS; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; SORE THROAT; STREPSILS;

ADULT; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034023564     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008718712778     Document Type: Article

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