Exploring melatonin prescribing among customers of compounding pharmacies in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 384-385

  Nikles, Jane ^a   Lo, Victor ^b   Giam, Jennifer A ^c   Saini, Bandana ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Marsfield Pharmacy   (Australia)

^c Professional Compounding Chemists of Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; INSOMNIA; JET LAG; LETTER; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHILD; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861130191     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10145     Document Type: Letter

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