Unused medications at home - Reasons and costs

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-148

  Wongpoowarak, Payom ^a   Wanakamanee, Usanee ^a   Panpongtham, Khona ^a   Trisdikoon, Piti ^a   Wongpoowarak, Wibul ^a   Ngorsuraches, Surachat ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DRUG; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT; MINERAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNUSED DRUG; VITAMIN;

AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG USE; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; THAILAND;

EID: 4644275724     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357044300     Document Type: Review

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