Use of patients' own medications in small hospitals

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 349-354

  Norstrom, Pamela E ^a   Brown, Carolyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration; Antibiotics; Data collection; Drug use; Errors, medication; Geriatrics; Patients; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; EYE DISEASE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037083292     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/59.4.349     Document Type: Article

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