Evaluation of written prescription information provided in community pharmacies: A study in eight states

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 383-393

  Svarstad, Bonnie L ^a   Bultman, Dara C ^b   Mount, Jeanine K ^a   Tabak, Ellen R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Consumer Prescription Center ^*  (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient information leaflets; Pharmacist patient communication; Prescription drug information

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DRUG LABELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DRUG LABELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042813701     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/154434503321831102     Document Type: Article

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