Legibility of prescription medication labelling
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Mobile Management and Prescription of Medication
The major method of treating disease in the developed world is through the prescription of drugs. It is estimated that, on a global basis, 3 billion prescriptions are issued annually. The fundamental process of prescribing and issuing medication is common in most parts of the world. Typically a patient will visit a General Practitioner (GP) who will diagnose any health problems and issue a pres...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1715-1635,1913-701X
DOI: 10.1177/1715163514544633