National implementation of standards of practice for non-prescription medicines in Australia

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-237

  Benrimoj, Shalom I ^a   Gilbert, Andrew L ^b   De Almeida Neto, Abilio C ^a   Kelly, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Community pharmacist; Implementation; Non prescription; OTC; Quality improvement; Standards of practice; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 63049120970     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9266-8     Document Type: Article

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