Patients' information on their prescribed current treatment

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-84

  Ekedahl, Anders ^a,b   Hoffmann, Mikael ^c  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MEDICAL PRODUCTS AGENCY   (Sweden)

^c Network for Pharmacoepidemiology Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

E prescriptions; Medication List; Patient information; Pharmacy; Sweden

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84860667776     PISSN: 17598885     EISSN: 17598893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-8893.2012.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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