A review of counseling practices on prescription medicines in community pharmacies

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-210

  Puspitasari, Hanni Prihhastuti ^a   Aslani, Parisa ^a   Krass, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Counseling; Medicine information; Prescription; Verbal

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COUNSELING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69449090037     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2008.08.006     Document Type: Review

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