The new patient and responsible self-medication practices: A critical review

Current Drug Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 342-353

  Talevi, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Direct to consumer advertising; Informed patient; OTC shift; Physician patient encounter; Responsible self medication

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; FINASTERIDE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MINOXIDIL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; SILDENAFIL;

ALOPECIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSPEPSIA; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 77958514221     PISSN: 15748863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157488610792245984     Document Type: Review

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