Measurement of unused medication in medicare part D residents in skilled nursing facilities

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 647-656

  Bazalo, Gary ^a   Weiss, Richard ^b  

^a Managed Solutions LLC   (United States)

^b Managed Solutions LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Medicare part D; Nursing facilities; Patient protection and affordable care act; Section 3310; Short fill times; Unused medication; Waste

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; MEDICARE; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICARE PART D; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053964522     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2011.647     Document Type: Article

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