Using trade names: Sometimes it helps [11]

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2636-

  Anton, Christopher ^a   Cox, Anthony Richard ^a   Ferner, Robin Esmond ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; GENERIC DRUG; LONG ACTING DRUG;

COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DILTIAZEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUGS, GENERIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0037049372     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.22.2636     Document Type: Letter

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