Antibiotic dispensing in Egyptian community pharmacies: An observational study

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 168-184

  Sabry, Nirmeen A ^a   Farid, Samar F ^a   Dawoud, Dalia M ^a,b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Community pharmacy; Egypt; Observational study; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIBIOTICS; COMMUNITY PHARMACY; EGYPT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888862853     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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