Injectable diclofenac: A painful shot into Iran's health system

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1597-1601

  Cheraghali, A Majid ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diclofenac injection; Injections; Iran; Irrational drug use; Pharmacovigilance

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC;

COMMERCIALIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IRAN; NERVE INJURY; PAIN; PARALYSIS; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; IRAN; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33746501031     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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