Analysis of medications returned to community pharmacies

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1631-1635

  James, Tess H ^a   Helms, Margaret L ^a   Braund, Rhiannon ^b  

^a TARANAKI DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adherence; Medication waste; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; IBUPROFEN; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; LOPERAMIDE; METFORMIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METOPROLOL; OMEPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISONE; SIMVASTATIN; TRIAZOLAM; VITAMIN; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATA BASE; DRUG MONITORING; EXPIRATION DATE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION WASTE; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; NEW ZEALAND; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 70449501852     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1M209     Document Type: Article

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