Prevalence and determinants of pharmacy shopping behaviour

2008121 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Henk Buurma · SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice and Policy

Marcel L. Bouvy · Pharmo Institute

Peter A. G. M. De Smet · Royal Dutch Pharmacists Association

Annemieke Floor‐Schreudering · SIR Institute for Pharmacy Practice and Policy

Hubert G. M. Leufkens · Utrecht University

Toine C. G. Egberts · Pharmo Institute

Abstract

Pharmacy shopping behaviour is limited in the Netherlands. However, it may put the patient at risk for unintentional problems, such as drug-drug interactions with anti-infectives. A small proportion of patients exhibit possibly intentional shopping behaviour with psychotropic drugs.

Topics & Keywords

Healthcare Policy and Management Primary Care and Health Outcomes Healthcare cost, quality, practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volume 33, Issue 1, pp. 17-23

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2008.00878.x

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