Dispensing practice of prescribed medicines in the private pharmacies in urban areas of Tanzania

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 542-549

  Kamuhabwa, A R ^a   Ignace, A M ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Dispensing; drug dispensers; knowledge; pharmacy; prescription only medicines

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMOXICILLIN; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMETHER LUMEFATHRINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISPENSING SKILL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STORAGE; FOOD; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACEUTICAL ASSISTANT; PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNICIAN; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84948415430     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.169041     Document Type: Article

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