The use of non-prescription medicines by general practitioner attendees

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 773-779

  Urquhart, Gordon ^a   Sinclair, Hazel K ^a,b   Hannaford, Philip C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Foresterhill Health Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice attenders; General practitioners; Medicine use; Non prescription medicine enquiries; Non prescription medicine recommendations; Non prescription medicines

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 8644245314     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.996     Document Type: Article

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