Pharmacists' management of over-the-counter medication requests from methadone patients

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 215-222

  Akram, Gazala ^a   Roberts, Kay ^b  

^a ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methadone; Over the counter; Pharmacists

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GUAIFENESIN; IBUPROFEN; METHADONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NUROFEN PLUS; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MARKETING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1642421004     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890310001636044     Document Type: Article

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