Resistance to in-office dispensing of generic antibiotic samples

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-65

  Kogut, Stephen J ^a   Spooner, Linda M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENERIC DRUG; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; SAMPLING;

EID: 59849123119     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2009.15.1.62     Document Type: Article

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