Interactions between parents/carers of pre-school children and pharmacy staff when buying non-prescription medicines

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 832-841

  Boardman, Helen F ^a   Gray, Nicola J ^b   Symonds, B Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advice giving; Children; Expertise; Non prescription medicines; Parents and carers; Pharmacy staff; Self completion questionnaire; Telephone interviews; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD AGE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY; PHARMACY ASSISTANT; PHARMACY STAFF; PHARMACY STAFF PARENT CAREGIVER INTERACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STAFF; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 83255176867     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-011-9546-6     Document Type: Article

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