BANs to rINNS

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 491-495

  Cox, Anthony R ^a   Langford, N J ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOBARBITAL; AMOXICILLIN; ARTICAINE; BECLOMETASONE; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BENORILATE; BENZATROPINE; BUSULFAN; BUTETHAL; CEFALEXIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORTALIDONE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; CLOMIFENE; COLECALCIFEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; DANTRON; DESOXIMETASONE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DICYCLOVERINE; DIENESTROL; DIMETICONE; FLUPENTIXOL; FORMOTEROL; MERCAPTAMINE; TETRACAINE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

DRUG LABELING; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

GREAT BRITAIN; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 10844265217     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2004.00593.x     Document Type: Review

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