Supplementary prescribing by community and primary care pharmacists: An analysis of PACT data, 2004-2006

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Guillaume, L ^a   Cooper, R ^b   Avery, A ^b   Mitchell, S ^c   Ward, P ^d   Anderson, C ^b   Bissell, P ^a   Hutchinson, A ^a   James, V ^b   Lymn, J ^b   McIntosh, A ^a   Murphy, E ^b   Ratcliffe, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS BSA Prescription Pricing Division   (United Kingdom)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pharmacist; Prescribing; Prescription Analysis and Cost; Supplementary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HYPERTENSION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38349071601     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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