Evaluation of drug use practices at primary healthcare centers of Kuwait

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1247-1255

  Awad, Abdelmoneim ^b   Al Saffar, Nabeel ^a  

^a Applied Medical Sciences Department   (Kuwait)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dispensing; Drug use; Kuwait; Prescribing; Primary healthcare centers

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KUWAIT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; KUWAIT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78649316016     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-010-0872-8     Document Type: Article

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