Utilization of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Quebec: Adherence to the Canadian consensus on prescription guidelines

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Moride, Yola ^a,b   Ducruet, Thierry ^a,b   Boivin, Jean François ^b,c   Lavoie, Frédéric ^d,e   Rochon, Sophie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Pfizer Canada Inc   (Canada)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

COX 2 inhibitors; Drug utilization; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs; Pharmacoepidemiology; Prescription guidelines

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ROFECOXIB;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; STOMACH DISEASE;

EID: 30744459125     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: 17106222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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