Repeat dispensing of prescriptions in community pharmacies: A systematic review of the UK literature

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-19

  Morecroft, Charles W ^a,c   Ashcroft, Darren M ^a   Noyce, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pharmacy Practice ^*

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; EMBASE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SERVICE; LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MONEY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEARCH ENGINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33644588334     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.14.1.0003     Document Type: Review

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