Colored capsules - A contribution to drug safety

Pharmazeutische Industrie

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1088-1095

  Stegemann, Sven ^a  

^a CAPSUGEL   (France)

Author keywords

Colored capsules; Drug safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SAFETY; ELDERLY CARE; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; PATIENT INFORMATION;

EID: 26444560849     PISSN: 0031711X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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