The amount of liquid patients use to take tablets or capsules

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-174

  Fuchs, Joerg ^a,b  

^a PAINT Consult   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capsules; Counseling; Drug labeling; Germany; Tablets

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DRINKING WATER; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG WEIGHT; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TABLET; WATER VOLUME;

EID: 70349221704     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552009000300007     Document Type: Article

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