Utilization of antimicrobial agents with and without prescription by out-patients in selected pharmacies in South-eastern Nigeria

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 655-660

  Esimone, Charles Okey ^a   Nworu, Chukwuemeka Sylvester ^a   Udeogaranya, Obinna Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial agents resistance; Dispensing; Nigeria; Prescription

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GRISEOFULVIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NYSTATIN; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 35348827338     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9124-0     Document Type: Article

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