An evaluation of prescribing errors in primary care in Bahrain

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 294-301

  Al Khaja, K A J ^a   Al Ansari, T M ^b   Sequeira, R P ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b Ministry of Health   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Drug drug interactions; Family physicians; General practitioners; Medication errors; Prescriptions; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GENERIC DRUG; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MUSCADOL; ORPHENADRINE; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PIPENZOLATE BROMIDE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PLUS TRIPROLIDINE;

ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 21044447286     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cpp43294     Document Type: Article

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