Assessment of adherence to psychotropic medications among out-patients at the Pharmacy Department of a Psychiatric Hospital, in Benin City, Nigeria

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 211-215

  Odo, Hillary O ^a   Olotu, Sunday O ^a   Agbonile, Imafidon O ^a   Esan, Peter O ^a   Soni, Jeffrey S ^b   James, Bawo O ^a  

^a Clinical Services Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Medication adherence; out patients; pharmacy; psychiatry; psychotropic

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIN; CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EMPLOYMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 84910156657     PISSN: 09738398     EISSN: 1998409X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8398.143925     Document Type: Article

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