Over-the-counter product line extensions: Have we reached the limit yet? [9]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1223-1224

  Sansgiry, Sujit S ^a   Nadkarni, Anagha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVIL ALLERGY SINUS; ALAVERT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; LORATADINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; TYLENOL ALLERGY;

AGED; ALLERGY; CONSUMER; DRUG MANUFACTURE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LETTER; PRESCRIPTION; SELF MEDICATION;

AGED; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG LABELING; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; HUMANS; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; SELF MEDICATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042714763     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52327_9.x     Document Type: Letter

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