Unclaimed prescriptions after automated prescription transmittals to phamacies

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-31

  Ekedahl, Anders ^a,b   Månsson, Niclas ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Natl Corp of Swedish Pharmacies   (Sweden)

^c MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Electronic prescriptions; Initial non compliance; Non redemption rate; Primary non compliance; Sweden; Unclaimed prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 10744222026     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAR.0000013464.09197.41     Document Type: Article

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