Weight variability of scored and unscored split psychotropic drug tablets

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 930-934

  Rashed, Sahar M ^a   Nolly, Robert J ^a   Robinson, Lawrence ^b   Thoma, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Methodist Alliance Hospice   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychotropic drugs; Scored tablets; Tablet splitting; Weight variability

Indexed keywords

LISINOPRIL; PAROXETINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; REVIEW; SCORED TABLET; TABLET MANUFACTURE; TABLET PROPERTY; TABLET SURFACE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT;

EID: 0142075284     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001857870303801013     Document Type: Review

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