Ethical and practical considerations in prescribing animal-derived medication

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1043, 2012, Pages 497-498

  Corfield, Lorraine ^a   Granne, Ingrid ^b  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DERIVED INGREDIENT; EXCIPIENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; EDITORIAL; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RELIGION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UROLOGY; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ANIMALS; DIET; EXCIPIENTS; FEMALE; GELATIN; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 84865394357     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-131053     Document Type: Editorial

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