Cost of medication errors in rheumatic patients in Mexico

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1421-1424

  Aceves Avila, Francisco Javier ^a,b,c   Benites Godínez, Verónica ^a,b   Ramos Remus, César ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b Unidad de Investigacion en Enfermedades Cronico Degenerativas   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Costs; Medication error; Pharmacoeconomy; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DICLOFENAC; METHOTREXATE;

ABSENTEEISM; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; MEXICO; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 80755169886     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-011-1837-8     Document Type: Article

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