Adverse drug reactions reporting: Attitudes and perceptions of medical practitioners

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 10-14

  Ramesh, Madhan ^a   Parthasarathi, Gurumurthy ^b  

^a Jagadguru Shri Shivarathreeshwara Hospital (JSSH)   (India)

^b Holdsworth Memorial Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Pharmacist; Questionnaire survey; Reporting of adverse drug reaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MONITORING; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77953448736     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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