Consumer knowledge of over-the-counter phenazopyridine

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 240-244

  Shi, Chih Wen ^a   Asch, Steven M ^b,c,d   Fielder, Eve ^d   Gelberg, Lillian ^d   Nichol, Michael B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Over the counter drugs; Pharmacy; Phenazopyridine; Survey

Indexed keywords

AZO STANDARD; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; PRODIUM; URISTAT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PHENAZOPYRIDINE; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 3242781060     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.61     Document Type: Review

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