Inert Medication Ingredients Causing Nonadherence Due to Religious Beliefs

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 621-624

  Sattar, S Pirzada ^a,b   Ahmed, Mohammed Shakeel ^c,d   Majeed, Farhan ^d   Petty, Frederick ^a,b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethics; Gelatin; Informed consent; Nonadherence; Noncompliance; Religion; Stearic acid

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMOXICILLIN; GELATIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE; STEARIC ACID; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHRISTIAN; DEPRESSION; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MOSLEM; PARANOIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RELIGION; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; SUSPENSION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EASTERN ORTHODOXY; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; GELATIN; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTESTANTISM; RECURRENCE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; STEARIC ACIDS; SWINE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 1542534511     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1D324     Document Type: Article

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