Drug package inserts and the adequacy of patient's drug information;Bulas de medicamentos e a informação adequada ao paciente

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 184-189

  Silva, Tatiane Da ^a,b   Dal Pizzol, Felipe ^a   Bello, Carina M ^a   Mengue, Sotero S ^a   Schenkel, Eloir P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UFRGS ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drug labeling, legislation and jurisprudence; Drug labeling, standards; Drug patient information; Legislation, drugs; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG LABELING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD;

DRUG LABELING; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 1842763566     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102000000200013     Document Type: Article

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