Cost-effective prescribing in general practice: Patients' attitudes to financially motivated prescribing changes

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-32

  Russell, David ^a   Luthra, Manjo ^a   Plastow, Liz ^a   Airdrie, Ruth ^a   Marshall, Martin ^a  

^a Mount Pleasant Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL PLUS CHLORTALIDONE; BECLOMETASONE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CIMETIDINE; DOSULEPIN; FRUMIL; GAMOLENIC ACID; GENERIC DRUG; IBUPROFEN; LANSOPRAZOLE; LOPERAMIDE; MEBEVERINE; OMEPRAZOLE; OXPRENOLOL; PRIMROSE OIL; RANITIDINE; SALBUTAMOL; TERFENADINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG PREFERENCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034062001     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2000.tb00983.x     Document Type: Article

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