Opioid availability in outpatient pharmacies in Washington State

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-123

  Mayer, Jonathan D ^a   Kirlin, Beth ^b   Rehm, Colin D ^a   Loeser, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Availability; Opioid; Pharmacy; Variation; Washington

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; ENDOCET; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYCONTI; PARACETAMOL; PERCOCET; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN; PHARMACIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 38549148326     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181590d4f     Document Type: Article

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