Evaluating community pharmacy practice in Qatar using simulated patient method: Acute gastroenteritis management

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham B Mohamed ^a   Palaian, Subish ^b   Al Sulaiti, Fatima ^a   El Shami, Somia ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b GULF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy services; Gastroenteritis; Patient simulation; Pharmacies; Professional practice; Qatar

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIAMEBIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; DICLOFENAC; DILOXANIDE; DOMPERIDONE; FURAZOLIDONE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IBUPROFEN; LOPERAMIDE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PECTIN; RANITIDINE; TINIDAZOLE; VITAMIN;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QATAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW;

EID: 85006961451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2016.04.800     Document Type: Article

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