Non-prescription medicines: A process for standards development and testing in community pharmacy

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 386-394

  Benrimoj, Shalom I ^a   Gilbert, Andrew ^b   Quintrell, Neil ^b   De Almeida Neto, Abilio C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Community pharmacist; Non prescription; OTC; Standards of practice; Training

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; ORGANIZATION; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; REGISTER; RESPONSIBILITY; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; PATIENT RIGHTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 34547564112     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9086-2     Document Type: Article

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