Antibiotic consumption patterns and drug leftovers in 6000 Brazilian households

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 32-44

  Marliere G L L ^b   Ferraz, M B ^c   Quirino Dos Santos, J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Compliance; Drug leftovers; Home pharmacy; Home remedies; Oral antibiotics; Over the counter medication; Self medication

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILINA; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; LINCOMYCIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NOVOCILIN; ROTRAN; ROXITHROMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIBRAMICINA;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 0343673770     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02868029     Document Type: Article

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