Attitudes and experiences of community pharmacists towards paediatric off-label prescribing: A prospective survey

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-95

  Stewart, Derek ^a   Rouf, Abdul ^a   Snaith, Ailsa ^a   Elliott, Kathleen ^a   Helms, Peter J ^a   McLay, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Community pharmacy; Off label prescribing; Paediatrics; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PARENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG LABELING; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34250629539     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2007.02865.x     Document Type: Article

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