Unused Drugs Returned to Pharmacies - A Few Patients Return a Large Proportion of the Unused Drugs

Journal of Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 257-258

  Ekedahl, Anders ^a  

^a Natl Corp of Swedish Pharmacies   (Sweden)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DRUG COST; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0347763848     PISSN: 02810662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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