A tale of too many strengths: Can we minimize prescribing errors and dispensing errors with so many formulations in the market

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-149

  Gitanjali, B ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CROCIN; DOLO; FEBREX; INSULIN; P125; PARACETAMOL; PCM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FEVER; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INSULIN HYPOGLYCEMIA; ORAL DROPS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; SUSPENSION; TABLET FORMULATION;

EID: 84865481203     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.83277     Document Type: Editorial

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