Over-the-counter medicine use prior to and during hospitalization

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 268-273

  Oborne, C Alice ^a,c   Luzac, Michal L ^b  

^a Pharmacy Department   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Drug use; Over the counter medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; COD LIVER OIL; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IBUPROFEN; LAXATIVE; MINERAL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; TOPICAL AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 12844249368     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1D160     Document Type: Article

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