Antibiotic repeat prescriptions: Are patients not re-filling them properly?

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Zayegh, Iman ^a   Charrois, Theresa L ^b   Hughes, Jeffery ^a   Hoti, Kreshnik ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Australia; Pharmacists; Repeat prescriptions; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPEAT PRESCRIPTION; SELF EVALUATION; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84940027863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20523211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40545-014-0017-z     Document Type: Article

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