Pharmacoepidemiology of potential alcohol-prescription drug interactions among primary care patients with alcohol-use disorders

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-139

  Brown, Richard L ^a   Dimond, Alan R ^a   Hulisz, Darrell ^b   Saunders, Laura A ^a   Bobula, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drug interactions; Ethanol; Pharmacoepidemiology; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 34347232288     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/XWH7-R0X8-1817-8N2L     Document Type: Article

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