Setting standards for best practice: non-prescription medicines in Australia

• In: R4 - Forum for innovators in pharmacy practice: Pharmacist advice at the counter - Implementation of Best Practice Standards on Saturday, 1 September 2007, 0:00-0:00
• At: Beijing (China) (2007)
• Type: Presentation
• By: ROBERTS, Alison (University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
• Co-author(s): Benrimoj (University of Sydney, SYDNEY, Australia)
  
• Abstract:

  There is a growing trend, globally, for consumers to self-medicate with non-prescription medications for common ailments.1 Shifts in consumer preferences towards self-care and self-responsibility for health 1 and the emerging trend for 'down scheduling' of prescription medicines to non-prescription status are two factors associated with this

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