Cost awareness and containment : OPD pharmaceutical services of a speciality hospital

JK Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-38

  Chandra, Hem ^a   Naik, A K ^b  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Department of Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic policy; Cost awareness; Cost containment; Formulary

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BUDGET; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COUGHING; DRUG COST; FEVER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; RESPONSIBILITY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 20444424158     PISSN: 09721177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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