Do Indonesian community pharmacy workers respond to antibiotics requests appropriately?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 840-846

  Puspitasari, H P ^a   Faturrohmah, A ^a   Hermansyah, A ^a  

^a AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Community pharmacy; Indonesia; Prescription; Self medication

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTICS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; DATA ACQUISITION; DRUG PRESCRIBING; DRUG USER; DRUGS TRADE; HEALTH SERVICES; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; INDONESIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; SIMULATION; SYRUP; TABLET;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COUNSELING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; SELF MEDICATION;

EAST JAVA; INDONESIA; SURABAYA;

EID: 79958778138     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02782.x     Document Type: Article

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