Pharmacists' and consumers' viewpoints on counselling on prescription medicines in Australian community pharmacies

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 202-208

  Puspitasari, Hanni P ^a   Aslani, Parisa ^b   Krass, Ines ^b  

^a AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; consumer; counselling; pharmacist; prescription medicines

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77954719754     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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