Patients' evaluation of shape, size and colour of solid dosage forms

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 185-188

  Overgaard, A B A ^a   Moller Sonnergaard J ^b   Christrup, L L ^c   Hojsted J ^a   Hansen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Capsules; Colour; Pain centre; Patient; Shape; Size; Swallowability; Tablet

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CONTALGIN; HEXABOTIN; HEXANURAT; HEXASOPTIN; HEXOKAIN; IBUREUMIN; IMADRAX; MORPHINE SULFATE; OXAPAX; PANCILLIN; PRIMCILLIN; SERTINDOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG COATING; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG PREFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SWALLOWING; TABLET; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; CAPSULES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLOR; DEGLUTITION; DOSAGE FORMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TABLETS; TABLETS, ENTERIC-COATED;

EID: 0034748851     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012050931018     Document Type: Article

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