Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 390-394

  Arencibia, Zeina Bárzaga ^a   Leyva, Alberto Lõpez ^b   Peña, Yordanka Mejías ^c   Reyes, Alba Rosa González ^c   Nápolez, Maurilys Acosta ^c   Carbonell Perdomo, Demetrio ^a   Manzano, Edita Fernández ^d   Choonara, Imti ^e  

^a Camaguey Children's Hospital   (Cuba)

^b Carlos J Finlay Polyclinic ^*  (Cuba)

^c Provincial Pharmacovigilance Centre   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

access; antiepileptic drug; epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; ETHOSUXIMIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRIMIDONE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROATE MAGNESIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CUBA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CUBA; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG COSTS; EPILEPSY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84868642670     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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