Opportunities and challenges: Over-the-counter codeine supply from the codeine consumer's perspective

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 161-168

  Nielsen, Suzanne ^a,b   Cameron, Jacqui ^a   Pahoki, Sanja ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

addiction; codeine dependence; pharmacist; pharmacy; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODEINE DEPENDENCE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUSTRALIA; CODEINE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84877952851     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: 20427174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2012.00247.x     Document Type: Review

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