Personal imports of drugs to Japan in 2005 - An analysis of import certificates

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 545-552

  Tsuji, K ^a   Tsutani, K ^b  

^a The Health Care Science Institute   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug utilisation; Utilisation review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; JAPAN; PRESCRIPTION; REGISTRATION;

COMMERCE; DRUG APPROVAL; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEGISLATION, DRUG; PHYSICIANS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RECORDS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52049090617     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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