Optimising medical treatment - How pharmacist-acquired medication histories have a positive impact on patient care

Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 277, Issue 7431, 2006, Pages 737-739

  Slee, Ann ^a,b   Farrar, Keith ^a   Hughes, Don ^c   Constable, Simon ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Connecting for Health   (United Kingdom)

^c BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33846004450     PISSN: 00316873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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