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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Nonprescription"”.
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Community Pharmacists' Attitudes Toward An Expanded Class Of Nonprescription Drugs
… which repositioned a third class as an expanded nonprescription drug class termed as the "new paradigm" using certain innovative technologies. The specific objectives of this study were to: 1) measure community pharmacists' attitudes toward an expanded nonprescription drug class under the FDA’s …
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Productivity and competition in health care markets
… Tagamet, Zantac and Axid) were introduced to the nonprescription market. Chapter 4 reports the impact of these introductions on thirteen similar incumbent products in the nonprescription drug market. I also analyze firms' use of advertising to compete and to increase demand for their products.
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医疗化进程在中国男性肾病类广告中的体现 = Medicalization and Chinese TV advertisements for male kidney disorder drugs
… that, by converting prescription drugs into nonprescription drugs, pharmaceutical companies make their products accessible to lay people without professional intervention. The thesis argues that this process of social medicalization, unlike the one described by Conrad which is dominated by …
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A Technology Solution to Over the Counter Drug Issues
… in the transition of drugs from prescription to nonprescription status, and highlights some risks and benefits of OTC medication. It reviews issues in OTC medication, including decision-making in selecting OTC medication, shows a relationship between health literacy and effective use of OTC …
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An exploration of Scottish community pharmacists' adoption of innovative services and products relating to minor ailment management.
… survey of the pharmacists responsible for nonprescription medicines from all Scottish community pharmacies (N=1138). The theoretical framework of diffusion of innovations was adopted to design the quantitative research instrument and interpret the data. Rigour was enhanced by consideration …
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The status of medication use and medication misuse in the low-income senior citizens.
… (15.6%) respectively. 3. The number of nonprescription medications taken by subjects was one kind, which occupied the largest percentage(74.5%). The most frequently used non-prescription medications were analgesics (29.6%), which was followed by drink medications(22.5%),vitamins & …
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ASSESSMENT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF CO-ADMINISTRATION OF PHENOLIC DIETARY COMPOUNDS WITH PHENYLEPHRINE TO INCREASE ITS BIOAVAILABILITY
… (PE) is the most commonly used nonprescription oral nasal decongestant in the United States. It is a selective α1-adrenergic receptor agonist and has many years of safe usage. However, the efficacy of PE is controversial, due to its extensive pre-systemic metabolism, which leads …
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Oral anticoagulation treatment in atrial fibrillation - To bleed or not to bleed, that is the question
… factors as well as prescription and nonprescription drugs, dietary vitamin K and alcohol. The effect of warfarin treatement on blood coagulation is measured using international normalized ratio (INR). Monitoring and tight control of anticoagulation treatment reduces the risk of both …
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A survey to determine the perception of registered homoeopaths in South Africa toward the availability of over the counter (OTC) homoeopathic medicines
Thesis (Masters in Technology: Homoeopathy)--Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2008.