The 'third class' of medications: Sales and purchasing behavior are associated with Pharmacist only and Pharmacy Medicine classifications in Australia

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-37

  Emmerton, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior; Nonprescription medications; OTC products; Pharmacist only class of drugs; Pharmacy access drug products; Surveys

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DRUG LEGISLATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SELF MEDICATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMMERCE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUEENSLAND; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849134754     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.07117     Document Type: Article

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