Pharmacist prescribing in primary care: The views of patients across Great Britain who had experienced the service

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 328-332

  Stewart, Derek C ^a   MacLure, Katie ^a   Bond, Christine M ^b   Cunningham, Scott ^a   Diack, Lesley ^a   George, Johnson ^c   McCaig, Dorothy J ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

patient satisfaction; patient views; pharmacist prescribing; prescribing consultation; questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACISTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80052555981     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2011.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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