Swallowing difficulties with oral drugs among polypharmacy patients attending community pharmacies

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1130-1136

  Marquis, Julien ^a   Schneider, Marie Paule ^a   Payot, Valerie ^a   Cordonier, Anne Christine ^b   Bugnon, Olivier ^a   Hersberger, Kurt E ^b   Arnet, Isabelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Dysphagia; History; Prevalence; Solid dosage forms; Swallowing difficulties; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SWITZERLAND; VERY ELDERLY; WORKFLOW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACISTS; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; TABLETS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892806369     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9836-2     Document Type: Article

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