Retrospective drug utilization review: Impact of pharmacist interventions on physician prescribing

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-108

  Angalakuditi, Mallik ^a   Gomes, Joseph ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

DUR; Pharmacy management; RDUR; Spillover effect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84855600289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s21789     Document Type: Article

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