Are pharmacy-based minor ailment schemes a substitute for other service providers? A systematic review

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 612, 2013, Pages

  Paudyal, Vibhu ^a   Watson, Margaret C ^b   Sach, Tracey ^a   Porteous, Terry ^a   Bond, Christine M ^a   Wright, David J ^d   Cleland, Jennifer ^b   Barton, Garry ^a   Holland, Richard ^c  

^a Academic Primary Care ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy services; General practice; Pharmacy; Primary health care; Self care

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ALLERGY; BITE; BURN; CERUMEN IMPACTION; CHECKLIST; CHICKENPOX; COLIC; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; CYSTITIS; DATA BASE; DERMATITIS; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ECZEMA; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; ENTEROBIASIS; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAY FEVER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMORRHOID; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INDIGESTION; INSECT STING; LACERATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOTION SICKNESS; MOUTH ULCER; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYCOSIS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OTALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PHARMACY; PHARMACY BASED MINOR AILMENT SCHEME; PRESCRIPTION; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; SCABIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SORE THROAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THRUSH; TINEA PEDIS; TOOTH ERUPTION; TOOTH PAIN; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION REACTION; VERRUCA VULGARIS; WORKLOAD;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF MEDICATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84880564075     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X669194     Document Type: Review

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