Unnecessary medicines stored in homes of patients at risk of medication misadventure

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-20

  Vuong, Tam ^a   Marriott, Jennifer L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIGOUT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HEMATOLOGIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; SEX HORMONE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG STORAGE; EXPIRATION DATE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33646512854     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2006.tb00879.x     Document Type: Article

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