Management of potential drug interactions in community pharmacies: A questionnaire-based survey in Switzerland

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-305

  Indermitte, Jörg ^a   Erba, Laura ^a   Beutler, Marianne ^b   Bruppacher, Rudolf ^c   Haefeli, Walter E ^d   Hersberger, Kurt E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Medicines Commission of Swiss Pharmacists   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community pharmacist; Drug interaction; Information technology; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 33846915399     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-006-0237-5     Document Type: Article

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