Oseltamivir prescribing in pharmacy-benefits database, United States, 2004-2005

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1280-1283

  Ortiz, Justin R ^a,c,d   Kamimoto, Laurie ^a   Aubert, Ronald E ^b   Yao, Jianying ^b   Shay, David K ^a   Bresee, Joseph S ^a   Epstein, Robert S ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Medco Health Solutions   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAMANTANE DERIVATIVE; AMANTADINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE; SIALIDASE INHIBITOR; ZANAMIVIR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OSELTAMIVIR; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48749105573     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1408.080074     Document Type: Article

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