Using suitability profiles to better inform consumers' choice of commonly used over-the-counter analgesics

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 333-336

  Clarke, Geoffrey D ^a   Adams, Ian M ^b   Dunagan, Fiona M ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 52649177341     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.16.5.0009     Document Type: Article

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