Community pharmacists' actions when patients use complementary and alternative therapies with medications

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-47

  Brown, Carolyn M ^a   Barner, Jamie C ^a   Shah, Sonalee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Complementary and alternative medicine; Dietary supplements; Pharmaceutical care; Texas

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED STATES; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PHARMACIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TEXAS;

EID: 22244467361     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/1544345052843011     Document Type: Article

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