Drug formularies and repeat prescriptions ‘Down Under’
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چکیده
In the final article in this three‐part series, Angus Thompson completes his reflections on some of differences prescribing and medicines management between Australia UK, time looking at formularies, primary‐secondary care interface repeat prescriptions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Prescriber
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0959-6682', '1931-2253']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.1905