Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of a patient education letter aimed at reducing long-term prescribing of benzodiazepines

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 231-235

  Morgan, Julie D ^a   Wright, David J ^a   Chrystyn, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Chronic medication use; General medical practice; Intervention; Letter; Patient education; Pharmacoeconomics; Primary care; United Kingdom; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHARMACOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZODIAZEPINES; ECONOMICS, PHARMACEUTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0037975766     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021587209529     Document Type: Article

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