Appropriateness of ambulatory prescriptions in Taiwan: Translating claims data into initiatives

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-80

  Ho, Yunn Fang ^a,b   Hsieh, Ling Ling ^a,b   Lu, Wan Chen ^c   Hu, Fu Chang ^b   Hale, Kenneth M ^d   Lee, Shu Jen ^a   Lin, Fang Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Dispensing; Medication reconciliation; National Health Insurance; Prescription appropriateness; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BENPROPERINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CODEINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN; EXPECTORANT AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; KETOCONAZOLE; LOPERAMIDE; LORATADINE; MEFENAMIC ACID; MEQUITAZINE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NALIDIXIC ACID; NYSTATIN; OFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CHILD; COLITIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENTERITIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; REIMBURSEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; TAIWAN; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860816755     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-011-9589-8     Document Type: Article

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