Over-the-counter laxatives and eating disorders - A survey of pharmacists' and other retailers' views and practice

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 7358, 2005, Pages 87-91

  Bryant Waugh, Rachel ^a   Turner, Hannah ^a   East, Philippa ^a  

^a SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; CALIFIG; ISPAGULA; LACTULOSE; LAXATIVE; LIQUID PARAFFIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NYLAX; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; SENNA EXTRACT; SENOKOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PURCHASING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 22944476758     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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