Which providers should communicate which critical information about a new medication? Patient, pharmacist, and physician perspectives

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 462-469

  Tarn, Derjung M ^a,b   Paterniti, Debora A ^a   Williams, Bradley R ^c   Cipri, Camille S ^d   Wenger, Neil S ^b  

^a Department of Family Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Older patients; Physician patient communication; Prescription medication; Provider patient communication; Qualitative focus group interviews

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 61449150622     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02133.x     Document Type: Article

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