Dispensing error leading to alendronate ingestion

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-89

  Carrière, Benoit ^a   Bailey, Benoit ^a   Chabot, Gilles ^a   Lebel, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alendronate; Dispensing error

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONTELUKAST;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; GASTRITIS; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MALE; MALPRACTICE; PHARMACIST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

EID: 0037224382     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1C217     Document Type: Article

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