The effect of a restriction policy on the antimicrobial consumption in Turkey: A country-wide study

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 727-731

  Hoşoğlu, Salih ^a   Esen, Saban ^b   Ozturk, Recep ^c   Altindis, Mustafa ^d   Ertek, Mustafa ^e   Kaygusuz, Sedat ^f   Caylan, Rahmet ^g   Demirdag, Kutbettin ^h   Sencan, Irfan ⁱ   Ertem, Gunay Tuncer ^j   Aslan, Selda ^a   Bosnak, Vuslat ^a   Aygun, Pakize ^c   Erol, Serpil ^c   Celen, Mustafa Kemal ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Afyon Kocatepe Universitesi Rektorluk Ahmet Necdet Sezer Arastirma ve Uygulama Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^e ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g Farabi Klinik   (Turkey)

^h FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁱ AIB Duzce Hospital   (Turkey)

^j Ankara Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

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Author keywords

Antimicrobial utilization; IDP consultation; Prescription restriction policy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CARBENICILLIN; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; IMIPENEM; ISEPAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MEZLOCILLIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLONE; SULPERAZON; TEICOPLANIN; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 27944452731     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-005-0968-8     Document Type: Article

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