Community pharmacy treatment of minor ailments in refugees

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 465-469

  Parmentier, H ^a   Golding, S ^b   Ashworth, M ^c   Rowlands, G ^d  

^a Selsdon Park Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b Medicines Management   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacists; Minor ailment schemes; Refugee health care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALAMINE; CERUMOL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; EAR DROPS; EYE DROPS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; IBUPROFEN; ISPAGULA; LACTULOSE; LOPERAMIDE; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; MALATHION; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PARACETAMOL; PHOLCODINE; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; RANITIDINE; SENNA EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; HAY FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; MYALGIA; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; REFUGEE; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; DYSPEPSIA; HEADACHE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LONDON; PAIN; PHARMACISTS; REFUGEES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 7644227405     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2004.00591.x     Document Type: Article

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