Outpatient medication assistance program in a rural setting

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 603-607

  Harmon, Gary N ^a   Lefante, John ^a   Roy, Wendy ^b   Ashby, Keith ^c,d   Jackson, Danny ^e   Barnard, David ^f   Smart, Allen ^g   Webber, Larry ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ctrl LA Medication Access Program   (United States)

^c School of Medicine   (United States)

^d Huey P Long Medical Center   (United States)

^e Department of Pharmacy ^*

^f HPLMC   (United States)

^g Rapides Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Copayments; Costs; Industry, pharmaceutical; Patient information; Patients; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Prescriptions; Sociology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FEE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MEDICAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION FEES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 2342531775     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.6.603     Document Type: Article

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