Self-medication with antibiotics in the Republic of Srpska community pharmacies: Pharmacy staff behavior

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1130-1133

  Marković Peković, Vanda ^a   Grubiša, Nataša ^b  

^a Ministry of Health and Social Welfare   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Community pharmacy; Mystery shopper; Pharmacy staff behavior; Self medication

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; DOXYCYCLINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR; BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 84867143141     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3218     Document Type: Article

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