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Symptom resolution of common ailments treated with over-the-counter medications provided directly by community pharmacists
- In: Short Oral Communications Community Pharmacy Section on Thursday, 9 September 2004, 9:00-12:00
- At: New Orleans (USA) (2004)
- Type: Presentation
- By: VAILLANCOURT, Régis (Canadian Armed Forces, Pharmacy Policy and Standards, Ottawa, Canada)
- Co-author(s): Kearney (Canadian Armed Forces, OTTAWA, Canada)
Trottier (Canadian Armed Forces, OTTAWA, Canada)
Ma (Canadian Armed Forces, OTTAWA, Canada)
Gervais (Canadian Armed Forces, OTTAWA, Canada)
Kassam (University of British Columbia, Canada) - Abstract:
Rationale:
In an earlier pilot project, patients were provided with an information card which enabled them to obtain non-prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) medications directly from a community pharmacist. However, because OTC medications may be limited in their efficacy, symptom resolution may be suboptimal, or may vary according to the.. The access to the whole abstract and if available the presentation file is available to FIP members and to congress participants of that specific congress.
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