A study of the pharmacist work changes associated with dispensing unit-of-use packaging in community pharmacies

Yakugaku Zasshi

Volumn 134, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 823-828

  Kobayashi, Daisuke ^a   Sakamaki, Hiroyuki ^a   Komatsu, Ryou ^a   Iijima, Tomonori ^b   Iijima, Yasunori ^b   Ootsuga, Hiroyuki ^b   Saito, Katsuya ^b   Seki, Tetsuya ^b   Nakamura, Hidetoshi ^b   Yamaura, Tomoyuki ^b   Yokobayashi, Kuniaki ^b  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ueda Pharmaceutical Association ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Pharmacists' dispensing activity; Time study; Unit of use package

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG DISPENSING; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRODUCTIVITY; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

DRUG PACKAGING; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907287842     PISSN: 00316903     EISSN: 13475231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.14-00013     Document Type: Article

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