Retrospective examination of selected outcomes of Medicines Use Review (MUR) services in New Zealand

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 503-512

  Hatah, Ernieda ^a,b   Tordoff, June ^a   Duffull, Stephen B ^a   Cameron, Claire ^c   Braund, Rhiannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy services; Medication adherence; Medication knowledge; Medication review; New Zealand; Pharmaceutical care services; Pharmacists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG USE; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PERCEPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84901426186     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-014-9913-1     Document Type: Article

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