An intervention to develop repeat prescribing in community pharmacy

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-265

  Saastamoinen, L K ^a   Klaukka, T J ^a   Ilomaki J ^b   Enlund, H ^b,c  

^a SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Drug monitoring; Drug therapy; Pharmacists; Physicians; Physicians' practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OPEN STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 65549163555     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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