Oxazepam cost-savings conversion: Pharmacy and Mental Health Services work together in a successful drug conversion program (lorazepam to an alternative benzodiazepine)

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 639-644

  Dillon, C L ^a   Lopez, J R ^a   Leyba, C M ^a  

^a VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion; Cost savings; Lorazepam; Oxazepam

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LORAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIST;

EID: 0034975978     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001857870103600611     Document Type: Article

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