Is medication review by pharmacists of any use?

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-92

  Zermansky, Arnold G ^a   Freemantle, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

DRUG THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 33846641142     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00019053-200725020-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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