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..

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