Factors predicting the guideline compliant supply (or non-supply) of non-prescription medicines in the community pharmacy setting

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-57

  Watson, M C ^a   Bond, C M ^a   Grimshaw, J M ^b   Johnston, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; COMMUNICATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHARMACIES; RESEARCH; SCOTLAND;

EID: 33244474920     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.014720     Document Type: Article

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