Croatian Pharmaceutical Sector Reform Project: Rational drug use

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 611-619

  Harvey, Ken ^a   Kalanj, Karolina ^b   Stevanović, Ranko ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Drug utilization review; Insurance, health; Practice guidelines; Quality assurance, health care

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATENOLOL; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; BUTAMIRATE CITRATE; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFUROXIME; CHLORTALIDONE; CILAZAPRIL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXAZOSIN; EPHEDRINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUROSEMIDE; GENERIC DRUG; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS LISINOPRIL; LISINOPRIL; LORATADINE; NEBACETIN; NIFEDIPINE; PARACETAMOL; PHOLCODINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMON COLD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSUMER; COST CONTROL; CROATIA; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG USE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SIDE EFFECT; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

BENCHMARKING; CROATIA; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HEALTH CARE REFORM; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 9644308142     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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