Evaluating medicines dispensing patterns at private community pharmacies in Tamilnadu, India

Southern Med Review

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 27-31

  Basak, Subal Chandra ^a   Sathyanarayana, Dondeti ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dispensing patterns; Inappropriate dispensing; India; Private pharmacy; Self medication

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE EYE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NUTRACEUTICAL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INDIA; INTERVIEW; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 78049262477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11742704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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