Surveillance and uncertainty: Community pharmacy responses to over the counter medicine abuse

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 254-262

  Cooper, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Over the counter medicine abuse; Patient information; Surveillance; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACISTS' AIDES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84875803885     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hsc.12012     Document Type: Article

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