Editorial: European drug shortages: A call for action!

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-2

  Huys, Isabelle ^a   Simoens, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GENERIC DRUG; ORPHAN DRUG; OSELTAMIVIR; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANESTHESIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SHORTAGE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJECTION; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICINE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872256487     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12012     Document Type: Editorial

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