Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of a patient education letter aimed at reducing long-term prescribing of benzodiazepines
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
- Vol. 24 (6) , 231-235
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1021587209529
Abstract
Objective: To determine the economic implications of sending an educational letter to patients, aimed at reducing long‐term BDZ prescribing. Method:Letters were sent to 242 patients from 2 general...Keywords
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